Academy converter · Central Bedfordshire

Eaton Bray Academy

2–11Ages
188Pupils
PrimaryPhase
136539URN

School Lane, Eaton Bray, Dunstable, LU6 2DT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

close to Central Bedfordshire median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Central Bedfordshire

38 applications for 17 places · 33rd of 82 in Central Bedfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

44%met the expected standard

Central Bedfordshire 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMay 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

Inspection history

27 November 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
23 May 2019
Graded inspection: Good

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

2.2applications per place, Reception

close to Central Bedfordshire median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

38 applications · 17 places offered · 15 named it first

2026 2.2; Central Bedfordshire median median 2.1
2025 1.7; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.9
2024 1.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2023 1.7; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2022 1.5; 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 1.3; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2018 1.6; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2017 1.6; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2016 1.6; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2015 1.5; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
2014 1.3; 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	17	38	2.2	15	0.88
Sep 2025	23	40	1.7	22	0.96
Sep 2024	21	30	1.4	21	1.00
Sep 2023	30	50	1.7	32	1.07
Sep 2022	18	27	1.5	16	0.89
Sep 2021	22	41	1.9	18	0.82
Sep 2020	18	33	1.8	18	1.00
Sep 2019	19	24	1.3	18	0.95
Sep 2018	23	37	1.6	22	0.96
Sep 2017	27	43	1.6	26	0.96
Sep 2016	24	39	1.6	24	1.00
Sep 2015	30	45	1.5	30	1.00
Sep 2014	30	38	1.3	34	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 59% · Writing 63% · Maths 44% → all three 44% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard44%25th of 36 in Central Bedfordshire

Central Bedfordshire 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard59%

Central Bedfordshire 72% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Central Bedfordshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Central Bedfordshire 71% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Central Bedfordshire 0% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard44%

Central Bedfordshire 67% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Central Bedfordshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (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	44%	0%	102	98
2023/24	33%	0%	102	102
2022/23	61%	11%	105	104

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

Eaton Bray AcademyThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Totternhoe Church of England Academy
1.4 km · Central Bedfordshire

2026

2.1applications per place 18%met the SATs standard
Edlesborough Primary Academy
1.5 km · Buckinghamshire

Good2023

1.6applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Lancot School
2.9 km · Central Bedfordshire

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Beecroft Academy
3.3 km · Central Bedfordshire

Good2024

1.8applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Stanbridge Lower School
3.6 km · Central Bedfordshire

Good2022

1.8applications per place
Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School
3.7 km · Central Bedfordshire

2026

1.9applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Lark Rise Academy
4.0 km · Central Bedfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.5applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Dunstable Icknield Lower School
4.1 km · Central Bedfordshire

Requires improvement2023

2.3applications per place

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 136539 · 823/2042
Trust: Eaton Bray Academy
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 210 pupils · 188 on roll
Free school meals: 24.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2011
Replaced: Eaton Bray Lower School (URN 109447)
Address: School Lane, Eaton Bray, Dunstable, LU6 2DT
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire

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