Lancot School
Lancot Drive, Dunstable, LU6 2AP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Claire Probert
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Chiltern Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 423
- URN
- 142036
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582667956
About this school
Lancot School is a primary academy in Dunstable. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 423 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 1 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 52 | 56 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 54% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 4% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 66% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 70% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 77% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Lancot School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Central Bedfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 47.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 49.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 455 |
| 2023/24 | 444 |
| 2024/25 | 449 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lancot School compares
Lancot School ranked 14th of 48 primary schools in Central Bedfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 4.7% | 13.9% | 423 | — |
| Beecroft Academy | 39% | 5.3% | 19.9% | 413 | 0.3 miles |
| Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School | 45% | 5.2% | 14.4% | 205 | 0.5 miles |
| Dunstable Icknield Lower School | — | 6% | 16.2% | 295 | 0.7 miles |
| Lark Rise Academy | 88% | 3.3% | 6.4% | 351 | 0.9 miles |
| Totternhoe Church of England Academy | 18% | 4.4% | 12.3% | 177 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.93%
- English as an additional language
- 10.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.74%
- Persistent absence
- 8.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beecroft Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Dunstable
-
Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School0.5 miles
Primary · Dunstable
-
Dunstable Icknield Lower School0.7 miles
Primary · Dunstable
-
Lark Rise Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Dunstable
-
Totternhoe Church of England Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Dunstable
Other schools in Dunstable
Lancot School ranks 7th of the 20 ranked primary schools in Dunstable.
- Ardley Hill Academy Primary
- Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School Primary
- Beecroft Academy Primary
- Dunstable Icknield Lower School Primary
- Eaton Bray Academy Primary
- Edlesborough Primary Academy Primary
- Hadrian Academy Primary
- Harlington Lower School Primary
- Houghton Regis Primary School Primary
- Kensworth Church of England Academy Primary
- Lark Rise Academy Primary
- St Christophers Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lancot School teach?
- Lancot School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Dunstable.
- Who is the headteacher of Lancot School?
- The headteacher of Lancot School is Miss Claire Probert, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lancot School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lancot School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Lancot School?
- Lancot School has 423 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lancot School full?
- Lancot School has capacity for 420 pupils and 423 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lancot School a faith school?
- No. Lancot School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lancot School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lancot School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Lancot School?
- Lancot School is part of CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Lancot School have?
- The schools register lists Lancot School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Lancot School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lancot School rank locally?
- Lancot School ranked 14th of 48 primary schools in Central Bedfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lancot School's absence rate?
- Lancot School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lancot School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lancot School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 2 July 2026.