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Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School

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

personMr David Bower

location_onDunstable, LU6 1EW

language Visit Website phone 1582663410

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

205

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Expected Standard

45%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Dunstable, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 87% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School is a voluntary aided school in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, admitting pupils aged 5-11. The school has approximately 209 pupils on roll, of whom 14% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 45% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #24 of 36 primaries in Central Bedfordshire and #11,529 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 50%

Reading77% LA 68%

Writing52% LA 62%

Maths77% LA 62%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 49%England 61%

Reading77% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing80% LA 61% · Eng 72%

Maths67% LA 62% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 48%England 60%

Reading69% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 61% · Eng 71%

Maths79% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA -1.4

-0.5 to 4.2

2.8

Write

LA -2.4

0.5 to 5.1

1.4

Maths

LA -2.0

-0.8 to 3.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 57%England 65%

Reading79% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 71% · Eng 78%

Maths82% LA 69% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA -2.0

-3.8 to 1.2

-2.3

Write

LA -2.1

-4.5 to -0.1

-0.9

Maths

LA -2.3

-3.0 to 1.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 55%

Reading62% LA 66%

Writing72% LA 70%

Maths59% LA 65%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.6

Read

LA -2.2

-6.8 to -2.4

-3.9

Write

LA -1.9

-6 to -1.8

-4

Maths

LA -2.1

-6 to -2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

02 February 2022

Inspection Report

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26 November 2020

Inspection Report

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27 February 2018

Inspection Report

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06 November 2013

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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10 November 2008

Inspection Report

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10 October 2005

Inspection Report

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10 October 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-02-02

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-02-27

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-11-06

None Legacy

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

1.4%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(2 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 209 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.4%, 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)	209	3	1.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	209	4	1.9%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	209	1	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	209	5	2.4%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	203	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	201	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	190	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	187	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	192	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	193	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	196	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	199	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	199	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	198	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	205	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	202	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	201	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	205	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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 14 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils