Dunstable Icknield Lower School
Burr Street, Dunstable, LU6 3AG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian Bailey
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Scholars' Education Trust
- Constituency
- Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 340
- Pupils on roll
- 295
- URN
- 151210
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582663709
About this school
Dunstable Icknield Lower School is a primary academy in Dunstable. It teaches children aged 3 to 9 and has 295 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Dunstable Icknield Lower School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Dunstable Icknield Lower School (URN 109444).
How Dunstable Icknield Lower School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6% | 16.2% | 295 | — |
| Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School | 45% | 5.2% | 14.4% | 205 | 0.2 miles |
| Watling Lower School | — | — | — | 190 | 0.4 miles |
| Lark Rise Academy | 88% | 3.3% | 6.4% | 351 | 0.6 miles |
| Beecroft Academy | 39% | 5.3% | 19.9% | 413 | 0.6 miles |
| Ardley Hill Academy | 60% | 5.5% | 12% | 422 | 0.7 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)
- 16.2%
- English as an additional language
- 54.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.98%
- Persistent absence
- 14.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School0.2 miles
Primary · Dunstable
-
Watling Lower School0.4 miles
Primary · Dunstable
-
Lark Rise Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Dunstable
-
Beecroft Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Dunstable
-
Ardley Hill Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Dunstable
Other schools in Dunstable
- Ardley Hill Academy Primary
- Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School Primary
- Beecroft Academy 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
- Lancot School Primary
- Lark Rise Academy Primary
- St Christophers Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Dunstable Icknield Lower School teach?
- Dunstable Icknield Lower School teaches children aged 3 to 9. It is a primary school in Dunstable.
- Who is the headteacher of Dunstable Icknield Lower School?
- The headteacher of Dunstable Icknield Lower School is Mr Ian Bailey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Dunstable Icknield Lower School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dunstable Icknield Lower 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 many pupils are at Dunstable Icknield Lower School?
- Dunstable Icknield Lower School has 295 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 9.
- Is Dunstable Icknield Lower School full?
- Dunstable Icknield Lower School has capacity for 340 pupils and 295 on roll (87%), so it has space against 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 Dunstable Icknield Lower School a faith school?
- No. Dunstable Icknield Lower School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dunstable Icknield Lower School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Dunstable Icknield Lower School as having nursery classes.
- Is Dunstable Icknield Lower School part of an academy trust?
- Dunstable Icknield Lower School is part of SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Dunstable Icknield Lower School's absence rate?
- Dunstable Icknield Lower School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census.
- Does Dunstable Icknield Lower School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Dunstable Icknield Lower School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.