 Riseley Lower was a small school, about 150 students, with a catchment area of Riseley, Pertenhall, Bletsoe and Swineshead.Margaret Beaufort Middle School, opened in 1962, takes pupils from the same surrounding villages as the lower school as well as students from other feeder lower schools such as the lower schools in Sharnbrook and Thurleigh.The school had approximately 400 students and is named after Lady Margaret Beaufort who was born nearby in Bletsoe Castle.