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The Firs Lower School

Station Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK45 2QR · URN 137756

Public data summary

5.5

out of 10 · 10 data sources

Coverage 36% · Solid

Record

At a glance

Ofsted: Good
Pupils: 167
Age range: 2–9
Gender: Mixed
Capacity: 348
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire

Context

Attendance and community

Overall absence: 4.5%
Persistent absence: 8.4%
Free school meals: 2.6%
SEN support: 9.7%
English additional language: 3.2%

Resources

Workforce and funding

Pupil–teacher ratio: 13.7:1
Average class size: 31.9
Staff turnover: 6.6%

Official-data model

Data dimensions

Attendance

6.5

5 contributing signals

Resources

6.0

3 contributing signals

Equity

4.2

2 contributing signals

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Official website

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