Dunstable Icknield Lower School
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Burr Street, Dunstable, LU6 3AGOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Dunstable Icknield Lower School is a primary school in Dunstable for ages 3 to 9. It is one of the 134 schools in Central Bedfordshire. Its latest Ofsted rating is Requires improvement, from an inspection in November 2023.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 14 November 2023, report published 3 April 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Met
Pupil numbers and mix
295 pupils on roll, with places for 340
Schools near Dunstable Icknield Lower School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School | 0.2 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 45% met the expected standard |
| Watling Lower School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Lark Rise Academy | 0.6 miles | Ofsted judgements: Outstanding | 88% met the expected standard |
| Beecroft Academy | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 39% met the expected standard |
| Ardley Hill Academy | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 60% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST
- Age range
- 3 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian Bailey
- Phone
- 01582663709
- Address
- Burr Street, Dunstable, LU6 3AG
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- URN
- 151210
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.