St Mary's VA CofE Lower School
Voluntary aided school in Clophill, Central Bedfordshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Age range | 2 to 9 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 134 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 150 |
| Free school meals | 11.80% |
| Local authority | Central Bedfordshire |
| Address | High Street, Clophill, Bedfordshire, MK45 4BE |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.clophillstmarysschool.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01525860206 |
| URN | 109617 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 3 March 2026, published 26 April 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 22 September 2021, published 10 November 2021:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Maulden Lower School (primary school, about 3.1 km)
- Silsoe CofE VC Lower School (primary school, about 3.1 km)
- Gravenhurst Academy (primary school, about 3.1 km)
- Campton Academy (primary school, about 3.9 km)
- Haynes Lower School (primary school, about 4.3 km)
- Greenfield CofE VC Lower School (primary school, about 4.7 km)
- Shefford Lower School (primary school, about 4.9 km)
- Shillington Lower School (primary school, about 5.0 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.