Academy sponsor led · Buckinghamshire

Edlesborough Primary Academy

2–11Ages
224Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148228URN

High Street, Edlesborough, Dunstable, LU6 2HS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.8 below Buckinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Buckinghamshire

49 applications for 30 places · 115th of 132 in Buckinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 19 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Buckinghamshire median (2.5) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

49 applications · 30 places offered · 37 named it first

2026 1.6; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 1.6; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 1.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2023 1.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2022 1.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2021 1.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2020 1.6; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2019 1.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2018 1.6; Buckinghamshire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 1.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 1.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Buckinghamshire median in 0 of 6 years.

This school
Buckinghamshire median

Dashed bars: as Edlesborough School (URN 110225), 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	30	49	1.6	37	1.23
Sep 2025	24	38	1.6	23	0.96
Sep 2024	19	33	1.7	19	1.00
Sep 2023	29	41	1.4	29	1.00
Sep 2022	17	28	1.7	17	1.00
Sep 2021	30	43	1.4	33	1.10
Sep 2020 *	29	46	1.6	29	1.00
Sep 2019 *	27	38	1.4	27	1.00
Sep 2018 *	30	49	1.6	32	1.07
Sep 2017 *	26	44	1.7	26	1.00
Sep 2016 *	30	50	1.7	32	1.07
Sep 2015 *	18	27	1.5	17	0.94
Sep 2014 *	30	43	1.4	32	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 82% · Maths 82% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%50th of 139 in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

Buckinghamshire 82% England 78%

Higher standard54%

Buckinghamshire 43% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Buckinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth32%

Buckinghamshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Buckinghamshire 78% England 77%

Higher standard39%

Buckinghamshire 32% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Buckinghamshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	71%	25%	109	106
2023/24	82%	23%	107	106
2022/23	46%	21%	103	101

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

Edlesborough Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.6applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Eaton Bray Academy
1.5 km · Central Bedfordshire

Standards maintained2024

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

2026

2.1applications per place 18%met the SATs standard
Lancot School
3.9 km · Central Bedfordshire

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Dagnall VA Church of England School
3.9 km · Buckinghamshire

Good2024

2.2applications per place
Beecroft Academy
4.3 km · Central Bedfordshire

Good2024

1.8applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Lark Rise Academy
4.5 km · Central Bedfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.5applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Brookmead School
4.5 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School
4.6 km · Central Bedfordshire

2026

1.9applications per place 45%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148228 · 825/2046
Trust: Knowledge Schools Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 224 on roll
Free school meals: 11.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2020
Replaced: Edlesborough School (URN 110225)
Address: High Street, Edlesborough, Dunstable, LU6 2HS
Local authority: Buckinghamshire

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