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Shelton Lower School

URN
109471
Phase
Primary
Status
Closed

School overview

School name
Shelton Lower School
URN
109471
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2-9
Status
Closed

School Compass Score

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School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Recommendations are not currently available.

Admissions strategy

Application strategy guidance is not currently available for this school.

Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Very Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

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Admissions

Not available pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2022/23.

Academic year

Academic year

2022/23

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

0

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

13

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

0

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

Not available

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Central Bedfordshire)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Central Bedfordshire to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

MK43 0LS - Lower Shelton Road, Marston Moretaine, Beds, Bedfordshire

Contact details

Address
Lower Shelton Road, Marston Moretaine, Beds, Bedfordshire
Postcode
MK43 0LS
Phone
-
Website
-
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Central Bedfordshire
Local authority code
823

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 240 schools in Central Bedfordshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

240

Open schools

135

Closed schools

105

Primary schools

148

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Offer rate

    0.0%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 0

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Secondary schools

    26

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary148 (62.7%)
    • Secondary26 (11.0%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other62 (26.3%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Wootton Upper School2.0 kmSecondaryOpen
    Wootton Upper School2.0 kmSecondaryClosed
    Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem College2.0 km16 plusOpen
    Church End Lower School2.1 kmPrimaryClosed
    Marston Moreteyne VC School2.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    Wootton Lower School2.5 kmPrimaryClosed
    Wootton Primary School2.5 kmPrimaryOpen
    Broadmead Lower School3.0 kmPrimaryOpen, but proposed to close
    Marston Vale Middle School3.1 kmMiddle deemed secondaryClosed
    Marston Vale Middle School3.1 kmMiddle deemed secondaryOpen
    • Wootton Upper School
      Distance
      2.0 km
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • Wootton Upper School
      Distance
      2.0 km
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem College
      Distance
      2.0 km
      Phase
      16 plus
      Status
      Open
    • Church End Lower School
      Distance
      2.1 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Central Bedfordshire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    All Saints VA CofE Lower SchoolPrimarySG17 5ESClosed
    Ardley Hill AcademyPrimaryLU6 3NZOpen
    Ardley Hill Lower SchoolPrimaryLU6 3NZClosed
    Ashton St Peter's VA C of E SchoolPrimaryLU6 1EWOpen
    Aspley Guise Village SchoolPrimaryMK17 8JTClosed
    • All Saints VA CofE Lower School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SG17 5ES
      Status
      Closed
    • Ardley Hill Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      LU6 3NZ
      Status
      Open
    • Ardley Hill Lower School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      LU6 3NZ
      Status
      Closed
    • Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      LU6 1EW
      Status
      Open
    • Aspley Guise Village School
    Marston Moreteyne VC School
    Distance
    2.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Wootton Lower School
    Distance
    2.5 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Wootton Primary School
    Distance
    2.5 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Broadmead Lower School
    Distance
    3.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open, but proposed to close
  • Marston Vale Middle School
    Distance
    3.1 km
    Phase
    Middle deemed secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Marston Vale Middle School
    Distance
    3.1 km
    Phase
    Middle deemed secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    MK17 8JT
    Status
    Closed