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Hadrian Academy

Academy converter · Dunstable · LU5 4SR

Ages 4–11 · 394 pupils · Central Bedfordshire

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

64%

Overall absence

4.9%

Admissions demand

1.18 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2023-10-16

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)64%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.0%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
3.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
359

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.18 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

71

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

58

Total preferences (any rank)
133
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
Applications from outside LA
18
Offers to outside-LA applicants
6

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill109%

394 pupils · 360 places

Pupils on roll
394
Boys / girls
212 / 182
School capacity
360
Capacity fill
394 / 360 (109%)
Free school meals
10.4%
FSM pupils
41
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: HADRIAN ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
HADRIAN ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Mr Ross Griffin

Location

Address
Hadrian Avenue
Postcode
LU5 4SR
Town
Dunstable
County
Bedfordshire
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
District
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

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

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, 394 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 10.4%.

Open schools in Dunstable
33
Primary schools in Dunstable
22
Academies among open schools in Dunstable
73% (24)
Open schools in LU5
21
Primary in LU5
12
Open schools in Central Bedfordshire LA
135
Primary in Central Bedfordshire LA
95

Nearby primary schools

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Ross Griffin
Telephone
01582618400
Website
www.hadrianacademy.co.uk

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