St Mary's VA CofE Lower School
High Street, Clophill, MK45 4BE
134 pupils · 89% of 150 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Free school meals
- 11.8%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 March 2026, published 26 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.88 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 26 | 23 | 47 | 26 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 19 | 18 | 29 | 19 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 23 | 22 | 43 | 23 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 16 | 16 | 28 | 16 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 23 | 23 | 38 | 23 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 21 | 20 | 38 | 19 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 20 | 19 | 37 | 19 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 31 | 31 | 50 | 31 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Maulden Lower School 3.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Silsoe CofE VC Lower School 3.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Gravenhurst Academy 3.1 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Campton Academy 3.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Haynes Lower School 4.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Greenfield CofE VC Lower School 4.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.