Greenfield CofE VC Lower School

Greenfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Lower School has been rated as good overall, with outstanding behaviour and attitudes among its pupils. The school, which has not been inspected previously under the current framework, demonstrates a strong sense of community, where pupils are motivated to learn and behave exceptionally well. The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, and most pupils achieve commendable results, especially in early reading and phonics. However, the school is in the process of refining its curriculum and ensuring that all staff are fully equipped to deliver the updated expectations consistently across all subjects.

Strengths

• Pupils display exemplary behaviour and attitudes towards learning.
• Strong sense of community with high levels of respect and empathy among pupils.
• The curriculum is ambitious and well-designed, fostering good achievement.
• Effective early years provision that prepares children well for Year 1.
• Pupils develop a love of reading and most are confident, fluent readers by the end of key stage 1.

Areas for Improvement

• Some staff are still familiarizing themselves with the updated curriculum expectations.
• Not all pupils receive work that aligns with the ambitious curriculum aims.
• Checks on pupils' learning are not used precisely enough to inform next steps, leading to unmet needs for some learners.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Greenfield CofE VC Lower School attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Greenfield CofE VC Lower School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Greenfield CofE VC Lower School had 21.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 6.2% of pupils at Greenfield CofE VC Lower School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Greenfield CofE VC Lower School received £8,014 and spent £6,868 for each of its 141 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £432,000 (£3,075 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Greenfield CofE VC Lower School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Greenfield CofE VC Lower School is Good, from an inspection in April 2024.

When was Greenfield CofE VC Lower School last inspected by Ofsted?

Greenfield CofE VC Lower School was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Greenfield CofE VC Lower School have?

Greenfield CofE VC Lower School has 145 pupils on roll.

What age range does Greenfield CofE VC Lower School cover?

Greenfield CofE VC Lower School for pupils aged 2 to 9.

Where is Greenfield CofE VC Lower School?

Greenfield CofE VC Lower School is at Pulloxhill Road, Greenfield, Bedfordshire, MK45 5ES.