Directory of schools in Central Bedfordshire - Shefford Lower School - Shefford

School

Shefford Lower School - Shefford

Type of school

Lower School - Community

School Lane

Shefford

Bedfordshire

SG17 5XA

Telephone

01462 629123

Email address
schooloffice@shefford.cbeds.co.uk
Website
http://www.sheffordlowerschool.co.uk/
Fax

01462 628844

Headteacher

Polly Ross

Age range

3 to 9

Ofsted inspection
Published admission numbers (places available)

90

Designated measuring point

War memorial in town centre

Oversubscription criteria

Oversubscription criteria:

  • all 'looked after' children or children that were previously 'looked after', including children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted (see definition below)
  • children of staff
  • children living in the catchment area with siblings at the school
  • children living in the catchment area
  • other children with siblings at the school
  • any other children

Definition of 'children who appear to have been in state care outside of England'

Children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.

A child is regarded as having been in state care in a place outside of England if they were accommodated by a public authority, a religious organisation or any other provider of care whose sole purpose if to benefit society.

Definition of 'children of staff'

Permanent full or part-time staff who have either been employed at the school for two or more years at the time of application or recruited to fill a vacant post where there was a demonstrable skill shortage. The relationship to the child is defined as by blood or adoption or with legal parental responsibility and living with the child in the same house Monday – Friday.

Allocation statistics
Allocation statistics (entry to reception year)
Published admission number (PAN) Requests Places offered Last place offered
90 109 90 At the time of the initial allocation in April 2023 the last place offered was to a child in criterion "catchment living" at a distance of 882.82 metres from the school
In-year admissions

Information for in-year admission during academic year September 2023 to July 2024

Admission number per year group: 90

Oversubscription criteria: As above

Find out how to apply for in-year school admission

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