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Dunstable Icknield Lower School

Community school · Dunstable · LU6 3AG

Ages 3–9 · 328 pupils · Central Bedfordshire

Overall absence

7.0%

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.6%
Unauthorised2.3%
Authorised absence
4.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.1%
Enrolments in measure
258

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill91%

328 pupils · 360 places

Pupils on roll
328
Boys / girls
165 / 163
School capacity
360
Capacity fill
328 / 360 (91%)
Free school meals
13.7%
FSM pupils
42
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–9

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Glynn Stirling

Location

Address
Burr Street
Postcode
LU6 3AG
Town
Dunstable
County
Bedfordshire
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
District
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–9, in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, 328 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 13.7%.

Open schools in Dunstable
33
Primary schools in Dunstable
22
Academies among open schools in Dunstable
73% (24)
Open schools in LU6
15
Primary in LU6
12
Open schools in Central Bedfordshire LA
135
Primary in Central Bedfordshire LA
95

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Glynn Stirling

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