Kingsmoor Lower School
Kingsmoor Close, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1EYOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Kingsmoor Lower School is a primary school in Bedford for ages 2 to 9. It is one of the 134 schools in Central Bedfordshire. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 14 January 2025, report published 12 February 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 14 January 2025
Pupils are keen to come to school every day. They are highly motivated to learn and want to do their best. Pupils enjoy their lessons and the range of wider experiences the school offers them, such as in sports, trips and residentials. They benefit from having visitors in school to make learning more memorable. The school is determined that all pupils do well, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils throughout the school rise to the high expectations staff have for them. They respond well to the guidance adults provide. As a result, pupils are successful learners and are appropriately prepared for their move to middle school. Pupils, including the very youngest, behave impeccably well and show high levels of respect for each other. They are nurtured and kept safe by a dedicated staff team. Children in early years get off to a positive start. Older pupils relish the leadership roles they can take up and are actively involved in contributing to school life. Pupils support each other as 'play pals' and as school councillors. Eco-warriors check the school is litter free. Pupils support the community with environmental projects and visit local senior citizens. Pupils, therefore, understand empathy and how to be responsible.
What the school should improve
- In some aspects of the curriculum, the key knowledge pupils need to know is not outlined clearly enough. This means some pupils are not acquiring the depth of knowledge intended to meet the ambitious curriculum aims. The school needs to ensure that in these curriculum areas it clearly signposts the most important knowledge pupils need to know and by when so pupils deepen their understanding.
- There are instances across the school where checks on what pupils know or need are not consistently informing next steps in learning. This hinders how quickly some pupils can catch up or extend their knowledge further. The school needs to ensure teachers use assessment more effectively to ensure learning activities are more precisely adapted to support pupils to achieve as highly as possible.
Pupil numbers and mix
167 pupils on roll, with places for 270
Schools near Kingsmoor Lower School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flitwick Lower School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Templefield Lower School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Woodland Middle School Academy | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 39% met the expected standard |
| Greenfield CofE VC Lower School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Westoning Lower School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 2 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Caroline Jenkins
- Phone
- 01525712448
- Address
- Kingsmoor Close, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1EY
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- URN
- 109507
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.