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School · PrimaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

Dunstable Icknield Lower School

Academy converter primary school in Dunstable (Central Bedfordshire).

KS2 RWM expected
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not published
Reading expected
-
not published
Maths expected
-
not published
Writing expected
-
not published
Attendance rate
94.0%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
21.9
▲ 1.2 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
15.6%
▼ 9pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
87%
295 / 340 pupils
register figure (GIAS)

Academy trust

iGet Information about Schools (DfE), extract of 24 Oct 2026, and Governance Register.

Scholars' Education Trust

Dunstable Icknield Lower School is one of 13 schools run by Scholars' Education Trust.

Type of school
Academy converter
Ages
3 to 9

Open the trust on Governance Register to see its trustees and board →

Schools in the trust

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SchoolPhaseLocal authorityPupilsGovernors on Governance RegisterLatest Ofsted in our data (as at 30 Sep 2026)
Buntingford First SchoolPrimaryHertfordshire1658Report card 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3; safeguarding standards met
Dunstable Icknield Lower School (this school)PrimaryCentral Bedfordshire2959Requires improvement 2023
Harpenden AcademyPrimaryHertfordshire2167Ungraded inspection 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2019, from earlier data)
Longdean SchoolSecondaryHertfordshire1,43611Ungraded inspection 2025Last graded Good (Dec 2015, from earlier data)
Nazeing Primary SchoolPrimaryEssex25010Ungraded inspection 2023No earlier grade held in our data
Oakleaf PrimaryPrimaryHertfordshire18711not inspected / no record
Priory AcademyAll-throughCentral Bedfordshire8309Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2017, from earlier data)
Robert Barclay AcademySecondaryHertfordshire8219Good 2023
Samuel Ryder AcademyAll-throughHertfordshire1,57713Report card 2026Strong standard in 6 areas, Expected standard in 2; safeguarding standards met
Sir John Lawes SchoolSecondaryHertfordshire1,37311Outstanding 2023
The Hemel Hempstead SchoolSecondaryHertfordshire1,28712Report card 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6; safeguarding standards met
The Highfield SchoolSecondaryHertfordshire9379Good 2023
Watling Lower SchoolPrimaryCentral Bedfordshire1906Ungraded inspection 2024No earlier grade held in our data
13 schools9,564

Schools linked to the trust in the Governance Register school data (Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026). Pupils are on-roll counts from the register. Ofsted: latest inspection in the Ofsted management information (as at 30 September 2026); "No overall grade" means inspected since September 2024 without a one-word grade; what the inspection found is shown beneath, and the school's Ofsted card has the full table.

What this means

Funding
An academy is funded directly by the Department for Education, through its trust, rather than through the local council.
Admissions
The trust is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy. Applications are usually still coordinated by the local council.
Governance
The trust board is legally accountable for the school. It often delegates some oversight to a local governing body.

General explanation of how academy trusts work in England, not a statement about this trust. See GOV.UK Academy trust governance guide.