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St Christophers Academy

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

personPrincipal Thomas Clarke

corporate_fareBEDFORDSHIRE SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED

location_onDunstable, LU5 4NJ

language Visit Website phone 1582500960

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

389

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Expected Standard

33%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Christophers Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Dunstable, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 96% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Christophers Academy is an academy converter in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of BEDFORDSHIRE SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED. The school has approximately 395 pupils on roll, of whom 10% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 33% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #33 of 36 primaries in Central Bedfordshire and #13,777 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. 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 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 34.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 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

33%

LA 50%

Reading63% LA 68%

Writing57% LA 62%

Maths47% LA 62%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 49%England 61%

Reading86% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing72% LA 61% · Eng 72%

Maths74% LA 62% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 48%England 60%

Reading92% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 61% · Eng 71%

Maths83% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.0

Read

LA -1.4

0.9 to 5.2

-3.6

Write

LA -2.4

-5.7 to -1.6

1.8

Maths

LA -2.0

-0.2 to 3.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 57%England 65%

Reading87% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 71% · Eng 78%

Maths89% LA 69% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.0

Read

LA -2.0

1.0 to 5.1

-1.1

Write

LA -2.1

-3.0 to 0.8

-1.1

Maths

LA -2.3

-2.9 to 0.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 55%

Reading84% LA 66%

Writing86% LA 70%

Maths67% LA 65%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA -2.2

-1.1 to 2.5

1.3

Write

LA -1.9

-0.5 to 3.1

0.1

Maths

LA -2.1

-1.6 to 1.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 February 2025

Inspection Report

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26 September 2019

Inspection Report

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09 February 2016

Inspection Report

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04 September 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-02-04

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-02-09

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-01-26

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2007-01-31

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 395 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	395	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	403	1	0.2%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	424	7	1.7%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	427	2	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	403	3	0.7%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	411	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	389	3	0.8%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	382	5	1.3%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	381	2	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	374	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	356	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	347	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	318	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	314	1	0.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	314	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	314	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	296	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	307	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	291	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	285	3	1.1%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	297	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	289	1	0.3%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	276	2	0.7%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	289	1	0.3%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	282	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	284	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 18 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils