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Sundon Lower School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Central Bedfordshire

Streatley Road, Luton, LU3 3PQ

Website 01525872357

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

92.9%

12.2% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

63

Capacity used

Has space

84%

75 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

9 of 9 families who put it first got an offer

10

Places offered

14

Total applications

1.4

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference99● 100%
2nd preference51● 20%
3rd preference00—
Total141071%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
88%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Central Bedfordshire lets families list 3 preferences. 5 applications came from outside the council area (3 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–9
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Victoria Blunt
Address
Streatley Road, Upper Sundon, Luton, LU3 3PQ
Phone
01525872357
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Ward / constituency
Toddington · Mid Bedfordshire
Area
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
138939

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals5%——
English as additional language13%——
SEN support16%——
48% boys (30)52% girls (33)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: THE PYRAMID SCHOOLS TRUST

63 pupils · 75 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    16 July 2024

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 49 pupils

Attendance

92.9%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

7.1%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

12.2%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

4.1%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.6%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

6%
20/21
22%
21/22
26%
22/23
27%
23/24
12%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Central Bedfordshire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.