Compare schools
Compare up to 4 schools. Green/red cells mark clearer stronger/weaker figures among this set — this is not a ranking.
Shareable link/compare?urns=135946,149107,138571,109648
29 fields differ · 7 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | All Saints Academy Dunstable | Houstone School | Queensbury Academy | The Northfields Technology College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | Yes |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Field | All Saints Academy Dunstable | Houstone School | Queensbury Academy | The Northfields Technology College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Dunstable, LU5 5AB | Dunstable, LU5 5PX | Dunstable, LU6 3BU | Dunstable, LU5 5AB |
| School typediffers | Academy sponsor led | Free schools | Academy sponsor led | Community school |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–18 | 11–16 | 11–19 | 13–18 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Open | Closed |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Not judged | Not judged | Not judged | — |
| Attainment 8differs | 36.1 | 32.7 | 39.9 | — |
| Progress 8differs | -0.9 | -0.7 | -0.6 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 29% | 27% | 35% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 53% | 44% | 62% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 56% | 2% | 24% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.4 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 9.4% | 10.5% | 9.8% | — |
| Persistent absencediffers | 25.2% | 32.1% | 30.2% | — |
| Severe absencediffers | 5.6% | 6.5% | 4.8% | — |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.00 (Often has places) | 1.05 (Balanced demand) | 0.86 (Often has places) | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 0 | 20 | 6 | — |
| Places offereddiffers | 1 | 19 | 7 | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 520 | 765 | 1,093 | — |
| Capacity filldiffers | 520 / 740 (70%) | 765 / 900 (85%) | 1,093 / 1,350 (81%) | — |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 36.5% | 28.3% | 16.8% | — |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Elizabeth Furber | Ms Elizabeth English | Ms Helen Palmer | Mr Kevin Brown |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | Diocese of St Albans | — | — | — |
| Constituencydiffers | Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard | Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard | Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard | South West Bedfordshire |
| Sponsordiffers | Diocese of St Albans | Advantage Schools Trust | Anthem Schools Trust | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: ALL SAINTS ACADEMY DUNSTABLE | Academy trust: ADVANTAGE SCHOOLS | Academy trust: ANTHEM SCHOOLS TRUST | Community school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | ALL SAINTS ACADEMY DUNSTABLE | ADVANTAGE SCHOOLS | ANTHEM SCHOOLS TRUST | — |
| Nurserydiffers | — | No Nursery Classes | — | — |
| Sixth formdiffers | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Boardingdiffers | No boarders | No boarders | — | No boarders |
Green = clearer stronger figure in this set; red = clearer weaker. Ties and missing values are unmarked. Read how to compare schools.