Russell Lower School is a state-maintained primary school in Ampthill, United Kingdom with 437 pupils. As of 9 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Learning Support Assistant – Level 3 (closes 22 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
Head
Glenn Young, Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
437 pupils · 53% girls · 4.8% eligible for free school meals · 1.6% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
40 (9.2%) on SEN support · 13 (3.0%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
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Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
3 November 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
16.5
26.5
–
0
£56,364
2024/25
19.9
22.3
13%
0
£50,286
2023/24
18.3
24.4
3%
0
£48,734
2022/23
19.4
23.2
20%
0
£44,790
2021/22
20.8
21.1
14%
0
£41,789
2020/21
19.2
22.0
2%
1
£41,558
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
17.0
23.9
6%
0
£39,753
2018/19
19.0
20.2
21%
0
£36,498
2017/18
14.8
24.4
7%
0
£37,342
2016/17
14.8
22.3
5%
0
£35,942
2015/16
12.8
23.1
0%
0
£36,523
2014/15
12.0
24.0
25%
0
£37,122
2013/14
11.0
24.1
9%
0
£35,575
2012/13
11.0
22.2
0%
0
£33,882
2011/12
9.0
22.5
0%
0
£33,101
2010/11
6.0
33.5
0%
0
£35,961
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
3.4%
0.8%
4.3%
0.0%
2024/25
3.6%
0.9%
5.6%
0.0%
2023/24
3.6%
0.6%
4.4%
0.0%
2022/23
5.2%
0.7%
11.9%
0.0%
2021/22
7.0%
1.0%
23.1%
0.0%
2020/21
1.6%
0.2%
0.9%
0.3%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
2.9%
0.6%
3.2%
0.0%
2017/18
4.1%
0.7%
7.3%
0.3%
2016/17
2.9%
0.5%
3.5%
0.0%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.