Silsoe CofE VC Lower School

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 4-9
Religion Church of England
Address Chestnut Avenue
Silsoe
Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK45 4GP
Reference Number 109605

General Makeup

Number of pupils 283
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.3%
Girls: 47.7%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 13.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25.8
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 26 25 51
2 26 29 55
3 30 33 63
4 37 26 63

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 81.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 3.9%
White & Asian 3.2%
Indian 2.1%
White & Black (African) 1.8%
Mixed, Other 1.8%
White, Other 1.4%
African 1.4%
Irish 1.1%
Pakistani 0.7%
Unclassified 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-06-23
Date Description Report
2023-03-02 School inspection: School inspection:
2009-02-06 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-02-28 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-06-19 Full inspection Full inspection

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 10 1
Third Preference 5 0
From another Local Authority 6 2

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Pulloxhill Lower School
Fieldside Road, Pulloxhill, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK45 5HN
1.19 miles
Greenfield CofE VC Lower School
Pulloxhill Road, Greenfield, Bedfordshire, MK45 5ES
1.46 miles
St Mary's VA CofE Lower School
High Street, Clophill, Bedfordshire, MK45 4BE
1.94 miles
Maulden Lower School
Church Road, Maulden, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK45 2AU
2.08 miles
Gravenhurst Academy
High Street, Gravenhurst, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK45 4HY
2.09 miles
Orchard School & Nursery
Higham Gobion Road, Barton-le-Clay, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK45 4RB
2.36 miles
Kingsmoor Lower School
Kingsmoor Close, Flitwick, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK45 1EY
2.47 miles
Ramsey Manor Lower School
Manor Road, Barton-le-Clay, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK45 4NS
2.7 miles
Shillington Lower School
Greenfields, Shillington, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 3NX
2.81 miles
Arnold Academy
Hexton Road, Barton-le-Clay, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK45 4JZ
2.88 miles
Flitwick Lower School
Temple Way, Flitwick, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK45 1LU
2.88 miles
Templefield Lower School
Malham Close, Flitwick, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK45 1AJ
3 miles
Woodland Middle School Academy
Malham Close, Flitwick, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK45 1NP
3.03 miles
Russell Lower School
Queens Road, Ampthill, Bedfordshire, MK45 2TD
3.07 miles
Westoning Lower School
High Street, Westoning, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK45 5JH
3.15 miles
The Firs Lower School
Station Road, Ampthill, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK45 2QR
3.3 miles
Alameda Middle School
Station Road, Ampthill, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK45 2QR
3.39 miles
Campton Academy
Rectory Road, Campton, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5PF
3.6 miles
Meppershall Church of England Academy
107 High Street, Meppershall, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5LZ
3.67 miles
Harlington Lower School
Westoning Road, Harlington, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 6PD
3.74 miles
Name Distance
Esland Bedford School
Unit 54, Wrest Park, Silsoe, Bedfordshire, MK45 4HS
0.97 miles
Redborne Upper School and Community College
Flitwick Road, Ampthill, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK45 2NU
3.02 miles
Harlington Upper School
Goswell End Road, Harlington, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 6NX
3.52 miles
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