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Dunstable Icknield Lower School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Glynn Stirling

location_onDunstable, LU6 3AG

language Visit Website phone 1582663709

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

336

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Dunstable Icknield Lower School is a Community school primary school in Dunstable, serving ages 3-9. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards.

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School Summary

Dunstable Icknield Lower School is a community school in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, admitting pupils aged 3-9. The school has approximately 336 pupils on roll.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.0:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 32.9%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 4.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 October 2024

Inspection Report

14 November 2023

Inspection Report

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25 May 2011

Inspection Report

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28 November 2007

Inspection Report

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11 October 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-11-14

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2011-05-25

Pilot 2011 s8 deemed s5 Historic EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2007-11-28

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

2.4%per term

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National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(3 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 331 pupils. During this period, there were 8 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.4%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

View Historical Disciplinary Records (2017–2025)keyboard_arrow_down

Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	331	8	2.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	328	13	4.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	326	18	5.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	340	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	336	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	332	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	327	2	0.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	326	2	0.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	317	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	322	1	0.3%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	316	5	1.6%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	310	3	1.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	332	2	0.6%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	332	1	0.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	322	12	3.7%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	337	6	1.8%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	338	4	1.2%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	338	2	0.6%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	341	5	1.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	343	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	337	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	352	2	0.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	354	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	340	1	0.3%	0.5%