Community school · Central Bedfordshire

Houghton Regis Primary School

3–11Ages
386Pupils
PrimaryPhase
109459URN

St Michael's Avenue, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5DH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.4 above Central Bedfordshire median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Central Bedfordshire

111 applications for 45 places · 24th of 82 in Central Bedfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

36%met the expected standard

Central Bedfordshire 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 15 July 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development		Requires improvement
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision		Requires improvement

Inspection history

15 July 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
5 June 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Central Bedfordshire median (2.1) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

111 applications · 45 places offered · 47 named it first

2026 2.5; Central Bedfordshire median median 2.1
2025 2.3; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.9
2024 2.7; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2023 2.1; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2022 1.8; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
2021 1.9; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
2020 1.8; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2019 1.7; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2018 1.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2017 1.6; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2016 1.5; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2015 1.8; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
2014 1.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.6

This school
Central Bedfordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	45	111	2.5	47	1.04
Sep 2025	44	99	2.3	56	1.27
Sep 2024	44	118	2.7	63	1.43
Sep 2023	44	92	2.1	55	1.25
Sep 2022	45	81	1.8	51	1.13
Sep 2021	45	84	1.9	45	1.00
Sep 2020	41	74	1.8	36	0.88
Sep 2019	31	51	1.7	29	0.94
Sep 2018	45	63	1.4	35	0.78
Sep 2017	41	64	1.6	34	0.83
Sep 2016	45	66	1.5	39	0.87
Sep 2015	45	80	1.8	55	1.22
Sep 2014	36	51	1.4	36	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 55% · Writing 50% · Maths 45% → all three 36% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard36%31st of 36 in Central Bedfordshire

Central Bedfordshire 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard55%

Central Bedfordshire 72% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Central Bedfordshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard50%

Central Bedfordshire 71% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Central Bedfordshire 0% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard45%

Central Bedfordshire 67% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Central Bedfordshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Central Bedfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	36%	2%	101	100
2023/24	59%	4%	104	102
2022/23	49%	7%	103	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Houghton Regis Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy
0.4 km · Central Bedfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Tithe Farm Primary School
0.9 km · Central Bedfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Central Bedfordshire

2026

2.6applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Lime Tree Primary Academy
1.6 km · Central Bedfordshire

Good2024

1.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Thornhill Primary School
1.9 km · Central Bedfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
The Vale Academy
1.9 km · Central Bedfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Beecroft Academy
1.9 km · Central Bedfordshire

Good2024

1.8applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Hadrian Academy
2.0 km · Central Bedfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 109459 · 823/2058
Capacity: 315 pupils · 386 on roll
Free school meals: 18.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: St Michael's Avenue, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5DH
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources