St Christophers Academy
Academy converter primary school in Dunstable (Central Bedfordshire).
KS2 RWM expected
33%
▼ 29pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
63%
▼ 12pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
47%
▼ 27pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
57%
▼ 15pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
94.7%
▼ 0.1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
34.2
▲ 13.5 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
9.3%
▼ 16pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
118%
388 / 330 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Compare measures over time
Where each figure sits
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| Measure | Latest year | This school | In England | In Central Bedfordshire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 2024/25 | 5.3% | joint 6,637th highest of 16,262 (42 schools have the same figure) | 36th highest of 91 |
| Unauthorised absence | 2024/25 | 1.2% | joint 9,067th highest of 16,262 (122 schools have the same figure) | 46th highest of 91 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 2024/25 | 1% | joint 6,297th highest of 16,268 (56 schools have the same figure) | joint 47th highest of 92 (3 schools have the same figure) |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 2024/25 | 1.3 | - | - |
| Permanent exclusions | 2024/25 | 0.00% | - | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 2025/26 | 9.3% | joint 13,823rd highest of 16,710 (45 schools have the same figure) | 61st highest of 95 |
| Any SEN | 2025/26 | 13.4% | joint 13,635th highest of 16,706 (64 schools have the same figure) | 61st highest of 95 |
| SEN support | 2025/26 | 9.5% | joint 14,189th highest of 16,706 (75 schools have the same figure) | 58th highest of 95 |
| Education, health and care plans | 2025/26 | 3.9% | joint 7,187th highest of 16,706 (269 schools have the same figure) | joint 52nd highest of 95 (3 schools have the same figure) |
| Teachers (FTE) | 2024/25 | 11.5 | - | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | 2024/25 | 15 | - | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 2024/25 | 21.0 | - | - |
| Pupils per teacher | 2024/25 | 35.3 | joint 67th highest of 16,147 (3 schools have the same figure) | the highest of 92 |
| Pupils per adult | 2024/25 | 11.3 | joint 6,414th highest of 16,163 (290 schools have the same figure) | joint 17th highest of 92 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Teacher turnover | 2024/25 | 27.3% | joint 2,450th highest of 16,165 (50 schools have the same figure) | 14th highest of 92 |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 2024/25 | 78.6% | - | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 2024/25 | 8.6 | - | - |
| Key stage 2 expected standard | 2024/25 | 33% | joint 13,652nd highest of 14,270 (107 schools have the same figure) | 32nd highest of 36 |
| Places | 2023/24 | 420 | - | - |
| Pupils | 2023/24 | 354 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 2023/24 | 15.7% | - | - |
| Key stage 2 reading progress | 2022/23 | +3.0 | - | - |
| Key stage 2 writing progress | 2022/23 | -3.6 | - | - |
| Key stage 2 maths progress | 2022/23 | +1.8 | - | - |
"Nth highest of N" counts the schools of the same type in the same school year that have a figure, with the highest figure first. It says where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. Where other schools have exactly the same figure the position is called "joint" and the number of schools with that figure is given. A dash means no position is held, because only one school has a figure or every school has the same figure.
Ofsted inspections
- 04/02/2025 (school year 2024/25): No overall grade (key judgements)
- 26/01/2012 (school year 2011/12): Good
- 31/01/2007 (school year 2006/07): Good
Figures: the yearly series on this page. Positions: open schools in England, built 2026-10-27 from the DfE releases held by WhatSchool (school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, key stage 2 and 4), Open Government Licence v3.0. Ofsted dates: Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026. DfE has not published key stage 2 progress since 2022/23, so each progress measure has one year.
Attendance and behaviour
iAbsence is the share of possible sessions (half days) missed, for full academic years (no 2019/20 figure is published). Pupils suspended at least once and permanent exclusions are shares of pupils; suspensions per 100 pupils counts every suspension. 2020/21 and 2021/22 were affected by COVID-19.Overall absence5.3% 2024/25
This school
4.8%
2016/17
3.9%
2017/18
3.6%
2018/19
4%
2020/21
7.5%
2021/22
5.9%
2022/23
5.8%
2023/24
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence1.2% 2024/25
This school
0.9%
2016/17
0.7%
2017/18
0.7%
2018/19
0.6%
2020/21
1%
2021/22
1.4%
2022/23
1.1%
2023/24
1.2%
2024/25
Pupils suspended at least once1% 2024/25
This school
1%
2017/18
0.7%
2018/19
0%
2019/20
0.3%
2020/21
0.3%
2021/22
0.8%
2022/23
1.6%
2023/24
1%
2024/25
Suspensions per 100 pupils1.3 2024/25
This school
1.0
2017/18
1.0
2018/19
0.0
2019/20
0.3
2020/21
0.5
2021/22
2.1
2022/23
2.8
2023/24
1.3
2024/25
Permanent exclusions0.00% 2024/25
This school
0.00%
2017/18
0.00%
2018/19
0.00%
2019/20
0.00%
2020/21
0.00%
2021/22
0.00%
2022/23
0.00%
2023/24
0.00%
2024/25
Pupils
iPupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) and special educational needs (SEN) are shares of all pupils on roll in the January census.Eligible for free school meals (census)9.3% 2025/26
This school
9.9%
2019/20
11.3%
2020/21
9.4%
2021/22
10%
2022/23
8.7%
2023/24
7.8%
2024/25
9.3%
2025/26
Any SEN13.4% 2025/26
This school
8.9%
2019/20
7.2%
2020/21
8.6%
2021/22
7.2%
2022/23
8.4%
2023/24
11.4%
2024/25
13.4%
2025/26
SEN support9.5% 2025/26
This school
7.6%
2019/20
5.3%
2020/21
6.7%
2021/22
5.1%
2022/23
6.8%
2023/24
8.6%
2024/25
9.5%
2025/26
Education, health and care plans3.9% 2025/26
This school
1.3%
2019/20
1.9%
2020/21
1.9%
2021/22
2.1%
2022/23
1.6%
2023/24
2.8%
2024/25
3.9%
2025/26
Staff
iTeacher numbers are full-time equivalents (FTE) or headcount from the November school workforce census. Turnover is the share of teachers who left in the year.Teachers (FTE)11.5 2024/25
This school
16.0
2017/18
14.0
2018/19
12.0
2019/20
13.0
2020/21
13.2
2021/22
15.3
2022/23
11.1
2023/24
11.5
2024/25
Teachers (headcount)15 2024/25
This school
16
2017/18
14
2018/19
12
2019/20
13
2020/21
15
2021/22
17
2022/23
14
2023/24
15
2024/25
Teaching assistants (FTE)21.0 2024/25
This school
6.5
2017/18
6.5
2018/19
8.9
2019/20
12.4
2020/21
13.1
2021/22
13.7
2022/23
18.2
2023/24
21.0
2024/25
Pupils per teacher35.3 2024/25
This school
18.4
2017/18
19.8
2018/19
24.9
2019/20
23.3
2020/21
26.6
2021/22
30.4
2022/23
36.5
2023/24
35.3
2024/25
Pupils per adult11.3 2024/25
This school
11.9
2017/18
13.5
2018/19
14.3
2019/20
11.9
2020/21
13.4
2021/22
12.5
2022/23
13.4
2023/24
11.3
2024/25
Teacher turnover27.3% 2024/25
This school
18.8%
2017/18
14.3%
2018/19
0%
2019/20
7.7%
2020/21
25.8%
2021/22
58.8%
2022/23
27.8%
2023/24
27.3%
2024/25
Teachers taking sickness absence78.6% 2024/25
This school
50%
2016/17
25%
2017/18
42.9%
2018/19
61.5%
2020/21
58.8%
2021/22
38.9%
2022/23
41.2%
2023/24
78.6%
2024/25
Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers)8.6 2024/25
This school
3.2
2016/17
0.4
2017/18
0.9
2018/19
10.9
2020/21
9.8
2021/22
4.1
2022/23
4.8
2023/24
8.6
2024/25
Results
iKey stage 2: pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Key stage 4: Attainment 8 (average points across eight subjects) and Progress 8.Key stage 2 expected standard33% 2024/25
This school
61%
2022/23
60%
2023/24
33%
2024/25
Places
iPlaces and pupils come from the school capacity survey, so pupil numbers can differ from the January census figure.Places420 2023/24
This school
255
2015/16
255
2016/17
330
2017/18
330
2018/19
330
2020/21
420
2021/22
420
2022/23
420
2023/24
Pupils354 2023/24
This school
239
2015/16
230
2016/17
246
2017/18
250
2018/19
287
2020/21
306
2021/22
332
2022/23
354
2023/24
Unfilled places15.7% 2023/24
This school
6.3%
2015/16
9.8%
2016/17
25.5%
2017/18
24.2%
2018/19
13%
2020/21
27.1%
2021/22
21%
2022/23
15.7%
2023/24
All the numbers
iA dash means no published figure for that year. Each year is a school year, for example 2024/25 is September 2024 to August 2025.Yearly series held by WhatSchool from DfE school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, capacity and performance table releases. Series end at different years because DfE publishes them on different timetables. Latest-year values here can differ from the headline on another tab where DfE has revised a figure.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | - | - | 4.8% | 3.9% | 3.6% | - | 4% | 7.5% | 5.9% | 5.8% | 5.3% | - |
| Unauthorised absence | - | - | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.7% | - | 0.6% | 1% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.2% | - |
| Pupils suspended at least once | - | - | 0.4% | 1% | 0.7% | 0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 1% | - |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | - | - | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 1.3 | - |
| Permanent exclusions | - | - | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | - | - | - | - | - | 9.9% | 11.3% | 9.4% | 10% | 8.7% | 7.8% | 9.3% |
| Any SEN | - | - | - | - | - | 8.9% | 7.2% | 8.6% | 7.2% | 8.4% | 11.4% | 13.4% |
| SEN support | - | - | - | - | - | 7.6% | 5.3% | 6.7% | 5.1% | 6.8% | 8.6% | 9.5% |
| Education, health and care plans | - | - | - | - | - | 1.3% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.8% | 3.9% |
| Teachers (FTE) | - | 14.0 | 15.3 | 16.0 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 13.2 | 15.3 | 11.1 | 11.5 | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | - | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | - | 8.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 8.9 | 12.4 | 13.1 | 13.7 | 18.2 | 21.0 | - |
| Pupils per teacher | - | 22.2 | 20.6 | 18.4 | 19.8 | 24.9 | 23.3 | 26.6 | 30.4 | 36.5 | 35.3 | - |
| Pupils per adult | - | 11.7 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 13.5 | 14.3 | 11.9 | 13.4 | 12.5 | 13.4 | 11.3 | - |
| Teacher turnover | 11.7% | 30.1% | 21.6% | 18.8% | 14.3% | 0% | 7.7% | 25.8% | 58.8% | 27.8% | 27.3% | - |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 41.2% | 22.2% | 50% | 25% | 42.9% | - | 61.5% | 58.8% | 38.9% | 41.2% | 78.6% | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 1.5 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | - | 10.9 | 9.8 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 8.6 | - |
| Key stage 2 expected standard | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 61% | 60% | 33% | - |
| Places | 285 | 255 | 255 | 330 | 330 | - | 330 | 420 | 420 | 420 | - | - |
| Pupils | 229 | 239 | 230 | 246 | 250 | - | 287 | 306 | 332 | 354 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 19.6% | 6.3% | 9.8% | 25.5% | 24.2% | - | 13% | 27.1% | 21% | 15.7% | - | - |
Where this school sits in England
iEach figure is placed among state-funded primary schools in England that report it for the same school year. "Higher than 70% of schools" means 70 in every 100 schools have a lower figure. This describes where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. It is not a ranking of the school.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | This school | Year | Position | Schools compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 5.3% | 2024/25 | Higher than 59% of schools | 15,967 |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.2% | 2024/25 | Higher than 44% of schools | 15,967 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 1% | 2024/25 | Higher than 61% of schools | 15,971 |
| Pupils per teacher | 34.2 | 2025/26 | Higher than 99% of schools | 16,358 |
| Pupils per adult | 13.2 | 2025/26 | Higher than 86% of schools | 16,358 |
| Teacher turnover | 27.3% | 2024/25 | Higher than 85% of schools | 15,868 |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 8.6 | 2024/25 | Higher than 88% of schools | 15,016 |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 9.3% | 2025/26 | Higher than 17% of schools | 16,436 |
| Special educational needs | 13.4% | 2025/26 | Higher than 18% of schools | 16,436 |
| Education, health and care plans | 3.9% | 2025/26 | Higher than 55% of schools | 16,436 |
| English as an additional language | 33% | 2025/26 | Higher than 80% of schools | 16,436 |
| Pupils on roll | 388 | year not recorded | Higher than 76% of schools | 16,437 |
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See also: Results · Disadvantage