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Watling Lower School

Academy converter · Dunstable · LU6 3BJ

Ages 2–9 · 190 pupils · Central Bedfordshire

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Some aspects not as strong

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Some aspects not as strong

Inspection date

2025-01-23

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill120%

190 pupils · 150 places

Pupils on roll
190
Boys / girls
91 / 99
School capacity
150
Capacity fill
190 / 150 (127%)
Free school meals
7.5%
FSM pupils
14
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 2–9

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST
Academy trust
SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST
Sponsor
Scholars' Education Trust
Headteacher
Mr Robert Cook

Location

Address
Bull Pond Lane
Postcode
LU6 3BJ
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 2–9, in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, 190 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 7.5%.

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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    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM12.8%
    • Demand0.91

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  • Dunstable Icknield Lower School

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    • Absence5.2%
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    • Demand0.92

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  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    • KS263%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM22.5%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Lancot School

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    • KS254%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM12.9%
    • Demand0.84

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Robert Cook
Telephone
01582662232
Website
http://www.watlinglower.org.uk

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