Kempston Rural Lower School Bedford

Kempston Rural Lower School is a Community School located in Bedford, Bedfordshire, teaching Primary students aged between 5 and 9 years of age.

The school operates under the Bedford local authority.

Kempston Rural Lower School was inspected by Ofsted on 22 April 2010.

School Location

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School Information

School nameKempston Rural Lower School
HeadteacherMs Angela Stanbridge
Number of pupils101
Type of schoolCommunity School
Phase of educationPrimary
Ages5 - 9
Local authorityBedford
Parliamentary constituencyMid Bedfordshire

Local Information


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Geographic Data
PostcodeMK43 8RH
LocationDuck End
TownHarrold & Kempston Rural
CountyBedfordshire
RegionEast of England
Local AuthorityBedford
Ward NameKempston Rural
Area Type Unitary Authority
Coordinates52.120225,-0.518883

Mortgaged Houses
83%
UK AVERAGE: 34%

EU Leave Voters
52%
UK AVERAGE: 51.9%
Unemployed
2%
UK AVERAGE: 3.9%
High Earners
36%
UK AVERAGE: 22.1%

Overview

£288,549
Av. House Price

17
Population

60%
Married

£28,673
Average Salary


Data: OS © Crown copyright and database right 2021, data extracts from Census 2011.


OUTSTANDING

GOOD

REQUIRES IMPROVEMENT

INADEQUATE

Primary Schools
Ofsted RatingDistance
Kempston Rural Lower School, Bedford0.4 mi
Balliol Lower School, Bedford0.8 mi
Bedford Road Lower School, Bedford0.9 mi
St James' Church of England VA Lower School, North East Bedfordshire1.3 mi
Springfield Lower School, Bedford1.4 mi
Westfield School, Bedford1.5 mi
Camestone Lower School, Bedford1.5 mi
St Joseph's RC Lower School, Bedford1.5 mi
Queen's Park Academy, Bedford1.6 mi
Wootton Lower School, Mid Bedfordshire1.7 mi
Secondary Schools
Ofsted RatingDistance
Robert Bruce Middle School, Bedford0.8 mi
Hastingsbury Business & Enterprise College, Bedford0.9 mi
Daubeney Academy, Bedford1.5 mi
Biddenham Upper School and Sports College, North East Bedfordshire1.5 mi
St Gregory's Catholic Middle School, North East Bedfordshire1.7 mi
Wootton Upper School, Mid Bedfordshire2.1 mi
Bedford Free School, Bedford2.3 mi
Bedford Academy, Bedford2.8 mi
Lincroft Middle School, North East Bedfordshire3.3 mi
Newnham Middle School, Bedford3.3 mi

OFSTED Ratings Explained

Outstanding: The school provides the highest quality education and care for children, and will not be inspected again unless concerns are raised.


Good: The school provides for all their pupils' educational needs, and prepare them well for the next stage of their lives.


Requires Improvement: The school provides an acceptable quality of education and care for children, but will have areas where they could improve.


Inadequate: The school is failing to provide an acceptable quality of education and care for children, and will need to make significant improvements immediately.



Data: Ofsted © 2021, last updated Jan 2020.


1 to 10.1
Property/Salary Ratio

Freehold
99%
1 Bedroom
6%
Owned
83%
Leasehold
1%
4 Beds+
36%
Rented
16%
7-Year Property Price Trends
2020
£288,549
2019
£287,509
2018
£283,230
2017
£270,529
2016
£243,795
2015
£217,724
2014
£199,409
Average House Prices
Detached
£435,600
Semi-Detached
£291,424
Terraced
£238,506
Flats
£179,995
Property Types
Detached
47%
Semi-Detached
45%
Terraced
6%
Flats
1%
Bedsits
1%


Data: ONS licensed under the Open Government Licence v30, Last updated Jun 2020. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2020. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Male
59%
Children
14%
Female
41%
Adults
86%
Social Grade
MK43 8RHUK
AB
36%27%
C1
34%28%
C2
20%20%
DE
10%25%


Demographic Data

£48,880
Household Income

31.92%
Degree Educated

13%
In Professional Jobs

£28,673
Average Salary

20,285/34,753
Deprivation Rank

0%
owning 3+ cars


Unemployed
2%
High Earners
36%


Single
25%
Unemployed
2%
Married
60%
Degrees
32%
Occupation
MK43 8RHUK
Managerial/Directors
16%11%
Professionals
18%20%
Associate Professionals
14%14%
Admin/Secretarial
14%10%
Skilled Trades
13%11%
Caring, Leisure & Service
6%9%
Sales & Customer Service
6%8%
Plant & Machine Operatives
5%6%
Elementary Occupations
8%11%


Ethnicity
MK43 8RHUK
White
94%86%
Mixed
3%2.2%
Asian
4%7.5%
Black
1%3.4%
Arabic/Other
1%0.6%
Marital Status
MK43 8RHUK
Single
25%35%
Married
60%47%
Civil Partnership
0%0.2%
Divorced
6%9%
Christian
68%
None
22%
Buddhist
0%
Muslim
0%
Sikh
2%
Jewish
0%



Data: ONS © Crown copyright and database right 2021, data extracts from Census 2011.

LOW
Crime
22
Burglaries
Crimes (Last 12 Months)
MK43 8RHUK
Anti-social behaviour
536
Burglaries
2211
Robberies
02
Theft
519
Vehicle Crimes
1712
Possession of Weapons
112
Violent Crimes
1951
Drug Offences
05
Criminal Damage & Arson
815
Police ForceBedfordshire Police
TypeTerritorial police force
Formed1966
Officers1,027
Budget£91.2
Area Size1,024 hectares
JurisdictionEngland and Wales


Data: ONS © Police.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated Jan 2020.

Nadine Dorries MP

2019 General Election Results
Cons
60%
Green
4%
Labour
22%
Brexit
0%
Lib Dem
13%
Pl. Cymru
0%


The Mid Bedfordshire constituency is located in Bedfordshire, and has a total population of 102,063, of which 87,795 (86%) are eligible to vote. Election turnout for the Mid Bedfordshire constituency in 2019 was 74%, higher than the average UK turnout at 67.3%.



ConstituencyMid Bedfordshire
Member of Parliament MP
Constituency TypeCounty
ResultCon hold
Declaration Date/Time12/13/2019 3:09:00 AM
GE2019 ResultCon hold
First PartyCon
Second PartyLab
Electorate87795
Valid Votes64717
Winning Majority24664
EU Leave %52%

Bedford Council (Unitary)


Bedford Borough Council
Borough Hall
Cauldwell Street
Bedford.
MK42 9AP

PHONE: 01234 267422

EMAIL:
centralp@bedford.gov.uk


Bedford Council (Unitary) assist with matters such as council tax, housing, private problems such as neighbour disputes, landlord problems or issues such as refuse collections or street repairs. Many council websites allow you to use online services 24 hours a day.


Data: ZoomLocal. Last updated Jan 2020.

Ofsted Report

1
OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS

How good is this school?


Outstanding - Kempston Rural Lower School is an outstanding school, highly effective in delivering outcomes that provide exceptionally well for pupils' needs. This school ensures that their pupils are very well equipped for the next stage of their education, training or employment.


1
BEHAVIOUR

Behaviour and safety of pupils:


Outstanding - Kempston Rural Lower School is an outstanding school, highly effective in delivering outcomes that provide exceptionally well for pupils' needs. This school ensures that their pupils are very well equipped for the next stage of their education, training or employment.


1
LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT

Overall leadership and management grade:


Outstanding - Kempston Rural Lower School is an outstanding school, highly effective in delivering outcomes that provide exceptionally well for pupils' needs. This school ensures that their pupils are very well equipped for the next stage of their education, training or employment.


2
QUALITY OF TEACHING

Overall quality of the teaching provided:


Good - Kempston Rural Lower School is a good school, effective in delivering outcomes that provide well for all its pupils' needs. Pupils are well prepared for the next stage of their education, training or employment.


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Kempston Rural Lower SchoolOfsted Report
Inspection Start Date22 April 2010
Inspection End Date23 April 2010
Inspection TypeS5 Inspection
Overall1 - Outstanding
Achievement1 - Outstanding
Behaviour & Safety1 - Outstanding
Quality of Teaching2 - Good
Leadership & Management1 - Outstanding
Category of Concern
Warning Notice0

Full Ofsted Report
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Ofsted inspects education providers, children's services and organisations that provide education or skills. One or more Ofsted inspectors visit a provider to inspect the quality of teaching, the levels of achievement that pupils achieve, the behaviour of those who are in attendance, and the effectiveness of teaching that schools provide to their pupils.

A typical Ofsted report will contain information about how well their inspectors think that a school is performing, as well as ways that it can improve certain areas. It also includes data on how well students are performing, both in their general education and their well-being. In addition, Ofsted inspectors will include feedback from parents and carers about their views and opinions of the school.

In order to produce a useful tool for improvement, inspectors will give a school an overall grade for how good they think a school is:

  • Grade 1 - Outstanding
  • Grade 2 - Good
  • Grade 3 - Requires improvement
  • Grade 4 - Inadequate


Should a school be judged as 'requires improvement' or 'inadequate', then the Ofsted report will explain why the grade was given, as well as ways how the school can improve their grade.

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