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27 fields differ · 9 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Dunstable Icknield Lower School | Priory Academy | Priory Middle School | Watling Lower School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Field | Dunstable Icknield Lower School | Priory Academy | Priory Middle School | Watling Lower School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Dunstable, LU6 3AG | Dunstable, LU5 4JA | Dunstable, LU5 4JA | Dunstable, LU6 3BJ |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Academy converter | Community school | Academy converter |
| Phasediffers | Primary | All-through | Middle deemed secondary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 3–9 | 9–16 | 9–13 | 2–9 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Closed | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Requires improvement | School remains Good | — | Some aspects not as strong |
| Attainment 8differs | — | 41.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | -0.2 | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | 42% | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | 62% | — | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | 67% | — | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | 3.9 | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | 67% | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | 3% | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | — | 7.6% | — | — |
| Persistent absencediffers | — | 20.2% | — | — |
| Severe absencediffers | — | 2.2% | — | — |
| Admissions demand ratio | — | — | — | — |
| 1st preferences | — | — | — | — |
| Places offered | — | — | — | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 295 | 830 | — | 190 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 295 / 340 (87%) | 830 / 700 (119%) | — | 190 / 150 (127%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 16.7% | 14.8% | — | 7.5% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Ian Bailey | Mr Ian Bailey | Mr K Scotchford | Mr Robert Cook |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | — | SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituencydiffers | Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard | Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard | South West Bedfordshire | Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard |
| Sponsordiffers | Scholars' Education Trust | Scholars' Education Trust | — | Scholars' Education Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST | Academy trust: SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST | Community school | Academy trust: SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST | SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST | — | SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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