The Firs Lower School
Station Road, Bedford, MK45 2QR
350 pupils · 101% of 348 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE FIRS LOWER SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Free school meals
- 5%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 9 March 2023, published 3 May 2023. 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 — 0.9 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 48 | 43 | 129 | 48 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 55 | 132 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 50 | 127 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 52 | 53 | 126 | 52 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 44 | 34 | 87 | 35 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 30 | 88 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 42 | 42 | 99 | 42 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 32 | 32 | 80 | 32 |
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
- Russell Lower School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Templefield Lower School 2.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Kingsmoor Lower School 2.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Maulden Lower School 2.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Flitwick Lower School 2.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Greenfield CofE VC Lower School 3.6 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.