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Schools in Dunstable

Dunstable is in Central Bedfordshire. 33 open schools and colleges have a Dunstable address: 22 primary, 5 secondary, 1 all-through, 3 special and 2 nursery. 76% are academies or free schools.

Schools

22 primary · 5 secondary

Pupils

12,360

on roll in 33 schools

Ofsted Good or better

94%

15 of 16 with a one-word grade on record

Governors

294

on record across 31 schools

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Phase

All Primary 22 Secondary 5 All-through 1 Special 3 Nursery 2

Ofsted

All Good 15 Requires improvement 1 No overall grade or ungraded 16 None on record 1

Type

All Academy or free school 25 Council-maintained 7 Independent 1

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Schools in Dunstable 33

Schools in Dunstable
School	Phase	Ofsted	Pupils	Governors
All Saints Academy DunstableAcademy sponsor led · Central BedfordshireNo overall gradeNov 2024Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 2, Requires improvement in 1; sixth form provision Good; safeguarding effectiveSecondary · 520 pupils · 18 governors	Secondary	No overall gradeNov 2024Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 2, Requires improvement in 1; sixth form provision Good; safeguarding effective	520	18
Ardley Hill AcademyAcademy converter · Central BedfordshireGoodJul 2024Primary · 422 pupils · 10 governors	Primary	GoodJul 2024	422	10
Ashton St Peter's VA C of E SchoolVoluntary aided school · Central BedfordshireReport cardApr 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6; safeguarding standards metPrimary · 205 pupils · 6 governors	Primary	Report cardApr 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6; safeguarding standards met	205	6
Beecroft AcademyAcademy converter · Central BedfordshireGoodMar 2024Primary · 413 pupils · 8 governors	Primary	GoodMar 2024	413	8
Dunstable Icknield Lower SchoolAcademy converter · Central BedfordshireRequires improvementNov 2023Primary · 295 pupils · 9 governors	Primary	Requires improvementNov 2023	295	9
Eaton Bray AcademyAcademy converter · Central BedfordshireGoodMay 2019Primary · 188 pupils · 16 governors	Primary	GoodMay 2019	188	16
Edlesborough Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led · BuckinghamshireGoodSep 2023Primary · 224 pupils · 7 governors	Primary	GoodSep 2023	224	7
Hadrian AcademyAcademy converter · Central BedfordshireGoodJan 2018Primary · 394 pupils · 13 governors	Primary	GoodJan 2018	394	13
Harlington Lower SchoolAcademy converter · Central BedfordshireGoodDec 2023Primary · 130 pupils · 8 governors	Primary	GoodDec 2023	130	8
Harlington Upper SchoolAcademy converter · Central BedfordshireGoodOct 2023Secondary · 1,156 pupils · 8 governors	Secondary	GoodOct 2023	1,156	8
Houghton Regis Primary SchoolCommunity school · Central BedfordshireNo overall gradeJul 2025Good in 1 key judgement, Requires improvement in 3; early years provision Requires improvement; safeguarding effectivePrimary · 386 pupils · 6 governors	Primary	No overall gradeJul 2025Good in 1 key judgement, Requires improvement in 3; early years provision Requires improvement; safeguarding effective	386	6
Houstone SchoolFree schools · Central BedfordshireNo overall gradeMay 2025Good in all four key judgements; safeguarding effectiveSecondary · 765 pupils · 12 governors	Secondary	No overall gradeMay 2025Good in all four key judgements; safeguarding effective	765	12
Kensworth Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led · Central BedfordshireReport cardApr 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1; safeguarding standards metPrimary · 90 pupils · 9 governors	Primary	Report cardApr 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1; safeguarding standards met	90	9
Lancot SchoolAcademy sponsor led · Central BedfordshireGoodJul 2018Primary · 423 pupils · 7 governors	Primary	GoodJul 2018	423	7
Lark Rise AcademyAcademy converter · Central BedfordshireNo overall gradeMar 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding; safeguarding effectivePrimary · 351 pupils · 10 governors	Primary	No overall gradeMar 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding; safeguarding effective	351	10
Parkfields Middle SchoolAcademy converter · Central BedfordshireGoodMay 2024Secondary · 460 pupils · 12 governors	Secondary	GoodMay 2024	460	12
Priory AcademyAcademy converter · Central BedfordshireGoodJun 2017All-through · 830 pupils · 9 governors	All-through	GoodJun 2017	830	9
Queensbury AcademyAcademy sponsor led · Central BedfordshireNo overall gradeOct 2024Good in 1 key judgement, Requires improvement in 3; sixth form provision Good; safeguarding effectiveSecondary · 1,093 pupils · 6 governors	Secondary	No overall gradeOct 2024Good in 1 key judgement, Requires improvement in 3; sixth form provision Good; safeguarding effective	1,093	6
St Christophers AcademyAcademy converter · Central BedfordshireNo overall gradeFeb 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effectivePrimary · 388 pupils · 5 governors	Primary	No overall gradeFeb 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective	388	5
St Vincent's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter · Central BedfordshireReport cardJul 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2; safeguarding standards metPrimary · 213 pupils · 7 governors	Primary	Report cardJul 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2; safeguarding standards met	213	7
St. Augustine's AcademyAcademy converter · Central BedfordshireGoodJun 2018Primary · 177 pupils · 16 governors	Primary	GoodJun 2018	177	16
Stannard SchoolOther independent special school · Central BedfordshireNone on recordSpecial · 34 pupils	Special	None on record	34	-
The Chiltern SchoolCommunity special school · Central BedfordshireGoodOct 2012Special · 369 pupils · 9 governors	Special	GoodOct 2012	369	9
The Vale AcademyAcademy converter · Central BedfordshireNo overall gradeJun 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good; safeguarding effectivePrimary · 601 pupils · 9 governors	Primary	No overall gradeJun 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective	601	9
Thomas Whitehead Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led · Central BedfordshireNo overall gradeJun 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effectivePrimary · 206 pupils · 7 governors	Primary	No overall gradeJun 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective	206	7
Thornhill Primary SchoolCommunity school · Central BedfordshireNo overall gradeJan 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good; safeguarding effectivePrimary · 516 pupils · 10 governors	Primary	No overall gradeJan 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective	516	10
Tithe Farm Primary SchoolCommunity school · Central BedfordshireNo overall gradeDec 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effectivePrimary · 432 pupils · 12 governors	Primary	No overall gradeDec 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective	432	12
Toddington St George Church of England SchoolAcademy converter · Central BedfordshireGoodNov 2022Primary · 341 pupils · 18 governors	Primary	GoodNov 2022	341	18
Totternhoe Church of England AcademyAcademy converter · Central BedfordshireReport cardJun 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4; safeguarding standards metPrimary · 177 pupils · 7 governors	Primary	Report cardJun 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4; safeguarding standards met	177	7
Watling Lower SchoolAcademy converter · Central BedfordshireUngraded inspectionDec 2024No earlier grade held in our dataPrimary · 190 pupils · 6 governors	Primary	Ungraded inspectionDec 2024No earlier grade held in our data	190	6
Weatherfield AcademyAcademy special converter · Central BedfordshireNo overall gradeNov 2024Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good; safeguarding effectiveSpecial · 166 pupils	Special	No overall gradeNov 2024Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good; safeguarding effective	166	-
Westfield Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school · Central BedfordshireGoodOct 2023Nursery · 122 pupils · 7 governors	Nursery	GoodOct 2023	122	7
Willow Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school · Central BedfordshireGoodMay 2024Nursery · 83 pupils · 7 governors	Nursery	GoodMay 2024	83	7

At a glance

Phase

Primary22

Secondary5

All-through1

Special3

Nursery2

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good15

Requires improvement1

No overall grade or ungraded16

None on record1

Type

Academy or free school25

Council-maintained7

Independent1

Trusts running schools here

The Pyramid Schools Trust 4 schools
Chiltern Learning Trust 3 schools
Diocese of St Albans Multi-Academy Trust 3 schools
Scholars' Education Trust 3 schools
Advantage Schools 2 schools
All Saints Academy Dunstable 1 school
Anthem Schools Trust 1 school
Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited 1 school

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Sources

Schools, phases, types and pupil numbers: Get Information about Schools, Department for Education. Open schools in England only.
Ofsted: Ofsted management information (management information as at 30 Sep 2026), via WhatSchool. A one-word grade is shown only with the date of the inspection that gave it. Since September 2024 new inspections give no overall grade: the key judgements, or the report card areas, are shown instead, with the inspection date.
Governors: DfE governance records (Get Information about Schools), as at 18 October 2026. Independent schools do not publish governors there.
Towns are the postal town in each school's address. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.