Dunstable Icknield Lower School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Central Bedfordshire
Burr Street, Dunstable, LU6 3AG
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 14/11/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.0%
14.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
295
Capacity used
Has space87%
340 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
32 of 32 families who put it first got an offer
59
Places offered
90
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 32 | 32 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 35 | 10 | ● 29% |
| 3rd preference | 23 | 5 | ● 22% |
| Total | 90 | 47 | 52% |
Central Bedfordshire lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 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
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Ian Bailey
- Address
- Burr Street, Dunstable, LU6 3AG
- Phone
- 01582663709
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Dunstable Central · Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 151210
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 17% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST
295 pupils · 340 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
14 November 2023
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessEarly years Requires improvement Personal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 246 pupils
Attendance
94.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
6.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
14.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
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.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 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.