Primary school

Dunstable Icknield Lower School

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  • ages 3–9
  • Mixed
  • Central Bedfordshire
  • LU6 3AG
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected Nov 2023

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Results · 2024/25

England rank: Not ranked for 2024/25: no published figure for this school

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWMNot enough data · East of England 64No results published for 2024/25
Higher standard, RWMNot enough data · East of England 7No results published for 2024/25
Reading scoreNot enough data · East of England 106No results published for 2024/25
Maths scoreNot enough data · East of England 105No results published for 2024/25

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
33 of 33 who put it first2014 · 80.8%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3333
2nd323
3rd220

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2011Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2023Requires improvementas predecessor

1 strong areas

  • Personal development

4 weak areas

  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026295
Free school meals (past 6 years)16.2%
First language not English54.6%
SEN support15.7%
EHC plan6.4%
Absence (sessions missed)6.0%
Persistently absent pupils14.2%

Girls 51.8%Boys 48.2%

86.8% full · 340 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.0
Pupils per adult10.5
  • Classroom teachers 13
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 11.3
  • Other support 6

Teachers 15 FTE · Whole workforce 32.3 · 46 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 10 months.

  • +£183,000revenue reserve
  • +£37,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST (12 academies) · trust reserve £10,385,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it