My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
71%Agree
17%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
2%Shefford Lower School
Community school — Primary
SG17 5XA / 3–9 / Does not apply
88%
parents recommend
88% of parents would recommend this school
42 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
69%Agree
26%Disagree
0%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
0%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
50%Agree
40%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
0%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
10%Agree
10%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
0%Not applicable
68%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
60%Agree
31%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
0%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
47%Agree
12%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
0%Not applicable
26%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
52%Agree
36%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
7%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
72%Agree
24%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
2%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
50%Agree
38%Disagree
12%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
0%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
60%Agree
38%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
0%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
62%Agree
36%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
0%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
58%Agree
36%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
2%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
88%No
12%23.6% of pupils receive SEN support with dedicated provision
23.6%
SEN support
4.4%
EHCP
Resourced Provision
- Autism (ASD)
- 2.7%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 9.1%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 6%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 0.2%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 4.6%
92.9% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Not applicable
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 92.9%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 24.4:1
- Free school meals
- 10.6%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 24.4:1
- Overall absence
- 5.08%
- Persistent absence
- 11.23%
- English as additional language
- 2.5%
- Teachers with QTS
- 95%
- White
- 89.4%
- Mixed
- 6.4%
- Asian
- 2.4%
- Black
- 3.1%
- Other
- 0.8%
White British86.9%
Other White1.9%
Irish0.2%
Irish Traveller0.2%
Gypsy / Roma0.2%
White & Black Caribbean2.3%
Other Mixed1.9%
White & Asian1.4%
White & Black African0.8%
Other Asian0.8%
Indian0.6%
Pakistani0.4%
Bangladeshi0.4%
Chinese0.2%
Caribbean2.3%
African0.8%