Lark Rise Academy
Cartmel Drive, Dunstable, LU6 3PTOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Lark Rise Academy is a primary school in Dunstable for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 134 schools in Central Bedfordshire. It ranks 1st of 19 primary schools in Dunstable. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 11 March 2025, report published 28 April 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
40 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
351 pupils on roll, with places for 360
Schools near Lark Rise Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardley Hill Academy | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 60% met the expected standard |
| Watling Lower School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Dunstable Icknield Lower School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Not published |
| Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School | 0.7 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 45% met the expected standard |
| Lancot School | 0.9 miles | Ofsted: Good | 64% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Romina Lang
- Phone
- 01582607852
- Address
- Cartmel Drive, Dunstable, LU6 3PT
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- URN
- 136345
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.