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St Vincent's Catholic Primary School

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

personMrs Louise Waldram

corporate_fareST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onDunstable, LU5 5RG

language Visit Website phone 1582862456

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2013

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Students

215

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Expected Standard

73%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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St Vincent's Catholic Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Dunstable, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 26% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Vincent's Catholic Primary School is an academy converter in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of ST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 216 pupils on roll, of whom 10% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #7 of 36 primaries in Central Bedfordshire and #6,382 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2013. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

73%

LA 50%

Reading93% LA 68%

Writing80% LA 62%

Maths80% LA 62%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 49%England 61%

Reading77% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing63% LA 61% · Eng 72%

Maths73% LA 62% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 48%England 60%

Reading82% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 61% · Eng 71%

Maths71% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA -1.4

-1.8 to 3.0

-0.9

Write

LA -2.4

-3.1 to 1.4

-0.2

Maths

LA -2.0

-2.4 to 2.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 57%England 65%

Reading56% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 71% · Eng 78%

Maths70% LA 69% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA -2.0

-2.6 to 2.1

-0.1

Write

LA -2.1

-2.3 to 2.0

-1.7

Maths

LA -2.3

-3.8 to 0.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2013-09-26

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-03-01

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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 216 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	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	216	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	232	1	0.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	228	1	0.4%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	228	1	0.4%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	219	4	1.8%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	215	1	0.5%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	215	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	218	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	217	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	218	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	224	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	221	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	218	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	218	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	218	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	216	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	231	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	229	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	222	8	3.6%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Summer term)	239	8	3.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	233	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	222	1	0.5%	0.5%	0

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 15 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 12 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils