Academy sponsor led · Central Bedfordshire

Lancot School

3–11Ages
423Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142036URN

Lancot Drive, Dunstable, LU6 2AP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.4 below Central Bedfordshire median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Central Bedfordshire

104 applications for 60 places · 59th of 82 in Central Bedfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

Central Bedfordshire 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJul 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2024

Inspection history

1 May 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
17 July 2018
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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Central Bedfordshire median (2.1) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

104 applications · 60 places offered · 51 named it first

2026 1.7; Central Bedfordshire median median 2.1
2025 1.5; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.9
2024 1.8; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2023 1.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2022 1.9; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
2021 1.8; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
2020 1.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2019 1.7; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2018 1.5; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2017 1.9; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2016 1.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2015 1.5; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Central Bedfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Lancot School (URN 109518), the previous school.

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	60	104	1.7	51	0.85
Sep 2025	59	87	1.5	45	0.76
Sep 2024	53	94	1.8	42	0.79
Sep 2023	60	82	1.4	45	0.75
Sep 2022	37	69	1.9	32	0.86
Sep 2021	50	90	1.8	50	1.00
Sep 2020	56	78	1.4	44	0.79
Sep 2019	45	77	1.7	37	0.82
Sep 2018	45	68	1.5	36	0.80
Sep 2017	34	65	1.9	31	0.91
Sep 2016	43	60	1.4	36	0.84
Sep 2015 *	55	80	1.5	49	0.89
Sep 2014 *	58	88	1.5	57	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 78% · Maths 67% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%10th of 36 in Central Bedfordshire

Central Bedfordshire 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Central Bedfordshire 72% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Central Bedfordshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Central Bedfordshire 71% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Central Bedfordshire 0% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Central Bedfordshire 67% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Central Bedfordshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	64%	7%	106	103
2023/24	54%	4%	102	102
2022/23	67%	4%	105	106

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

Lancot SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

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

Good2024

1.8applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School
0.8 km · Central Bedfordshire

2026

1.9applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Dunstable Icknield Lower School
1.1 km · Central Bedfordshire

Requires improvement2023

2.3applications per place
Lark Rise Academy
1.5 km · Central Bedfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.5applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Totternhoe Church of England Academy
1.6 km · Central Bedfordshire

2026

2.1applications per place 18%met the SATs standard
Watling Lower School
1.7 km · Central Bedfordshire

Some aspects not as strong2024

4.1applications per place
Ardley Hill Academy
2.0 km · Central Bedfordshire

Good2024

2.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Houghton Regis Primary School
2.4 km · Central Bedfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 36%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142036 · 823/2005
Trust: Chiltern Learning Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 423 on roll
Free school meals: 12.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2015
Replaced: Lancot School (URN 109518)
Address: Lancot Drive, Dunstable, LU6 2AP
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire

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