This schoolOther primary schools in Central Bedfordshire
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 18 December 2024Ungraded inspection: Some aspects not as strong · as Watling Lower School, URN 109499
- 23 September 2015Graded inspection: Good · as Watling Lower School, URN 109499
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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 entry114 applications · 28 places offered · 35 named it first
- 2026 4.1; Central Bedfordshire median median 2.1
- 2025 3.7; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2024 3.8; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2023 3.8; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2022 3.1; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2021 3.3; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2020 3.1; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2019 2.8; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2018 3.1; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2017 2.7; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2016 2.5; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2015 2.2; 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 Watling Lower School (URN 109499), 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 | 28 | 114 | 4.1 | 35 | 1.25 |
| Sep 2025 * | 30 | 110 | 3.7 | 43 | 1.43 |
| Sep 2024 * | 29 | 109 | 3.8 | 39 | 1.34 |
| Sep 2023 * | 30 | 115 | 3.8 | 49 | 1.63 |
| Sep 2022 * | 30 | 92 | 3.1 | 48 | 1.60 |
| Sep 2021 * | 30 | 100 | 3.3 | 46 | 1.53 |
| Sep 2020 * | 30 | 92 | 3.1 | 41 | 1.37 |
| Sep 2019 * | 30 | 83 | 2.8 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 * | 30 | 94 | 3.1 | 33 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2017 * | 30 | 81 | 2.7 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 * | 30 | 75 | 2.5 | 26 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2015 * | 30 | 66 | 2.2 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 * | 41 | 62 | 1.5 | 38 | 0.93 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Watling Lower SchoolThis schoolThis schoolSome aspects not as strong20244.1applications per place
- 0.4 km · Central BedfordshireGood20242.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · Central BedfordshireRequires improvement20232.3applications per place
- 0.7 km · Central BedfordshireGraded · no overall grade20253.5applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · Central Bedfordshire20261.9applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · Central BedfordshireRemains Good20241.9applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · Central BedfordshireGood20241.8applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · Central Bedfordshire20261.5applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · Central BedfordshireRemains Good20241.7applications per place 64%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 converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 151796 · 823/2152
- Capacity
- 150 pupils · 190 on roll
- Free school meals
- 7.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 June 2025
- Replaced
- Watling Lower School (URN 109499)
- Address
- Bull Pond Lane, Dunstable, LU6 3BJ
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources