Watling Lower School
Academy converter primary school in Dunstable (Central Bedfordshire).
Location
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At Watling Lower School our aim is that all children are happy and healthy and make a great start to their educational life. Children can only thrive when they feel safe and secure in their environment.
This includes how they feel about themselves in the learning environment and so we place a high priority on developing a Growth Mindset and helping children to keep mentally healthy. We are lucky to have fantastic children at Watling, who make our school such a welcoming place.
They are kind and respectful young people who understand their responsibility to work hard in school, care for the environment and to be upstanding citizens in their community. Our curriculum will not only give them a strong platform in reading, writing and maths, but they will develop their skills and knowledge in a range of other subjects.
We aim to prepare our children for their future careers in an ever-changing world by developing their ability to solve problems, overcome challenges and being able to express their ideas.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Football
- Karate
- Music
- Photography
- Swimming
- Accelerated Reader
- Growth Mindset
Key facts
- URN
- 151796
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Constituency
- Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2025
Governing body (6 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Hughes | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Scott | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Busola Fasida | Local Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Rachel Phillips | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Stuart Moodey | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Kirsty Faulder | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Frances Calvert Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Donna McLean Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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