Ridgmont Lower School
Community schoolPrimaryAges 3–9Mixed
High Street, Ridgmont, Bedford, MK43 0TS
Headteacher · Mrs Allison Jakes
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 2 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils11Capacity 90
OfstedReport cardInspected 25 November 2025
Free school meals22.2%
Ofsted
Report card from the inspection on 25 November 2025.
- InclusionExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- SafeguardingMet
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Central Bedfordshire council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in Central BedfordshireApplications for September 2026
All 1 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered2
Applications4
First choice1
First-choice offers1
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Husborne Crawley Lower School1.0 mi
- Aspley Guise Village School1.8 mi
- Lidlington Primary School2.0 mi
- Eversholt Lower School2.2 mi
- Woburn Lower School2.4 mi