St Mary's VA CofE Lower School
Voluntary aided schoolPrimaryAges 2–9MixedChurch of England
High Street, Clophill, MK45 4BE
Headteacher · Mrs Karen Bingley
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Key facts
Pupils134Capacity 150
OfstedReport cardInspected 3 March 2026
Free school meals11.8%
Ofsted
Report card from the inspection on 3 March 2026.
- InclusionStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
- Early yearsStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong 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 23 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered26
Applications47
First choice23
First-choice offers23
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
- Maulden Lower School1.9 mi
- Silsoe CofE VC Lower School1.9 mi
- Gravenhurst Academy1.9 mi
- Campton Academy2.4 mi
- Haynes Lower School2.7 mi