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Dunton CofE Junior School

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personMr David Bower

location_onBiggleswade, SG18 8RN

language Visit Website phone 1767312154

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

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Expected Standard

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Dunton CofE Junior School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Biggleswade, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Dunton CofE Junior School is a voluntary controlled school in Biggleswade, Central Bedfordshire, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 50 pupils on roll, of whom 12% are eligible for free school meals.

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

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 50%

Reading-% LA 68%

Writing-% LA 62%

Maths-% LA 62%

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Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

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2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 49%England 61%

Reading-% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing-% LA 61% · Eng 72%

Maths-% LA 62% · Eng 73%

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Progress (0 = national avg)

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Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

05 December 2023

Inspection Report

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11 January 2010

Inspection Report

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21 November 2006

Inspection Report

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02 July 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-12-05

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2010-01-11

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2006-11-21

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

2.0%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.0%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 50 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.0%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	50	1	2.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	51	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	52	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	50	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	52	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	58	3	5.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	59	1	1.7%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	59	2	3.4%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	61	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	63	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	64	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	62	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	62	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	64	3	4.7%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	67	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	67	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	67	3	4.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	68	1	1.5%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	70	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	70	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	71	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	72	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	69	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	69	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	70	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	70	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 1 pupils

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Dunton CofE Junior School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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