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Totternhoe Church of England Academy

  • 2–11Ages
  • 177Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 145426URN

Church Road, Totternhoe, Dunstable, LU6 1RE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.1per place
close to Central Bedfordshire median (2.1)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Central Bedfordshire

30 applications for 14 places
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
18%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 9 June 2026Published 19 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsNeeds attention
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 9 June 2026
    Report card · 3 Expected standard, 4 Needs attention
  2. 15 June 2022
    Ungraded inspection: School remains 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
2.1applications per place, Reception
close to Central Bedfordshire median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

30 applications · 14 places offered · 14 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.1; Central Bedfordshire median median 2.1
  2. 2025 1.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.9
  3. 2024 2.3; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
  4. 2023 2.1; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
  5. 2022 1.6; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
  6. 2021 1.6; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
  7. 2020 1.6; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
  8. 2019 1.7; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
  9. 2018 1.8; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
  10. 2017 1.5; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
  11. 2016 2.6; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
  12. 2015 1.5; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
  13. 2014 1.3; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
  • This school
  • Central Bedfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Totternhoe Lower School (URN 109488), 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202614302.1141.00
Sep 202528381.4270.96
Sep 202418412.3160.89
Sep 202316332.1150.94
Sep 202230471.6301.00
Sep 202130491.6280.93
Sep 202027441.6250.93
Sep 201930511.7280.93
Sep 201827491.8230.85
Sep 2017 *24371.5230.96
Sep 2016 *11282.6111.00
Sep 2015 *13191.5110.85
Sep 2014 *14181.3110.79

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 41% · Writing 41% · Maths 24% → all three 18% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard18%36th of 36 in Central Bedfordshire
Reading
Expected standard41%
Higher standard0%
Average scaled score 97 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard41%
Greater depth0%
Maths
Expected standard24%
Higher standard0%
Average scaled score 95 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Central Bedfordshire median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2518%0%9795
2023/2480%0%108103
2022/238%0%10397

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

  • 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
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
145426 · 823/2137
Trust
Diocese of St Albans Multi-Academy Trust
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
210 pupils · 177 on roll
Free school meals
18.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Opened
1 February 2018
Replaced
Totternhoe Lower School (URN 109488)
Address
Church Road, Totternhoe, Dunstable, LU6 1RE
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire

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