Dunstable Icknield Lower School

Central Bedfordshire · LU6 3AG

General information Primary School · 3-9 years Who goes here 295 pupils, 16.7% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted: Requires improvement

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Dunstable Icknield Lower School

General Information

Address: Burr Street, Dunstable, LU6 3AG – View on map
Phone: 01582663709
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Ian Bailey
Age range: 3-9 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

295 pupils out of 340 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 46
% eligible for free school meals: 16.7%
Pupil mix: 8 in 10 (more mixed than the Central Bedfordshire average)
English as an additional language: 52% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 46.7% a year (Central Bedfordshire 16.8%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 94% moved to another school, 6% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (one year, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Central Bedfordshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 4 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 7 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Central Bedfordshire, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.0%
Persistently absent pupils: 14.2%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 21.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 18 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 12 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 12 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 9 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 7 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 7 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Requires improvement 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Year 6 SATs results for this school haven't been added yet.

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64th of 65 primary schools in Central Bedfordshire for Ofsted rating

#62Westoning Lower SchoolGood
#63Woburn Lower SchoolGood
#64Dunstable Icknield Lower SchoolRequires improvement
#65John Donne Church of England Primary SchoolRequires improvement

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Gravenhurst AcademyOutstanding
#2Ardley Hill AcademyGood
#3Aspley Guise Village SchoolGood
#4Beaudesert Lower SchoolGood
#5Beecroft AcademyGood
#6Biggleswade AcademyGood
#7Caldecote Church of England AcademyGood
#8Campton AcademyGood
#9Chalton Lower SchoolGood
#10Clifton All Saints AcademyGood
#11Clipstone Brook Lower SchoolGood
#12Cranfield Church of England AcademyGood
#13Derwent Primary SchoolGood
#14Eversholt Lower SchoolGood
#15Everton Heath Primary SchoolGood
#16Fairfield Park Lower SchoolGood
#17Flitwick Lower SchoolGood
#18Gothic Mede AcademyGood
#19Greenfield CofE VC Lower SchoolGood
#20Greenleas SchoolGood
#21Hadrian AcademyGood
#22Harlington Lower SchoolGood
#23Haynes Lower SchoolGood
#24Heathwood Lower SchoolGood
#25Houghton Conquest Primary SchoolGood
#26Houghton Regis Primary SchoolGood
#27Husborne Crawley Lower SchoolGood
#28Kingsmoor Lower SchoolGood
#29Lancot SchoolGood
#30Langford Village AcademyGood
#31Lawnside AcademyGood
#32Lidlington Primary SchoolGood
#33Lime Tree Primary AcademyGood
#34Maple Tree Primary SchoolGood
#35Marston Moreteyne VC SchoolGood
#36Maulden Lower SchoolGood
#37Meppershall Church of England AcademyGood
#38Moggerhanger Primary SchoolGood
#39Potton Primary SchoolGood
#40Pulford CofE VA Lower SchoolGood
#41Robert Peel Primary SchoolGood
#42Russell Lower SchoolGood
#43Shefford Lower SchoolGood
#44Shillington Lower SchoolGood
#45Silsoe CofE VC Lower SchoolGood
#46Southcott Lower SchoolGood
#47St Christophers AcademyGood
#48St Leonards CE AcademyGood
#49St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#50St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary SchoolGood
#51St Vincent's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#52St. Augustine's AcademyGood
#53Stanbridge Lower SchoolGood
#54Stondon Lower SchoolGood
#55Sundon Lower SchoolGood
#56Swallowfield PrimaryGood
#57Templefield Lower SchoolGood
#58The Firs Lower SchoolGood
#59The Mary Bassett Lower SchoolGood
#60Thornhill Primary SchoolGood
#61Toddington St George Church of England SchoolGood
#62Westoning Lower SchoolGood
#63Woburn Lower SchoolGood
#64Dunstable Icknield Lower SchoolRequires improvement
#65John Donne Church of England Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £5,901 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

77th of 91 primary schools in Central Bedfordshire for spending per pupil

#75Tithe Farm Primary School£6,051
#76St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School£5,925
#77Dunstable Icknield Lower School£5,901
#78Derwent Primary School£5,900
#79Lark Rise Academy£5,890

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Ridgmont Lower School£41,501
#2Husborne Crawley Lower School£11,398
#3Southill Lower School£10,063
#4Shillington Lower School£9,813
#5Caldecote Church of England Academy£9,367
#6Woburn Lower School£9,290
#7Northill CofE Academy£8,983
#8Kensworth Church of England Academy£8,821
#9Hockliffe Lower School£8,785
#10St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School£8,700
#11Moggerhanger Primary School£8,526
#12Eversholt Lower School£8,500
#13The Rushmere Park Academy£8,495
#14Chalton Lower School£8,445
#15Lidlington Primary School£8,436
#16Haynes Lower School£8,367
#17Slip End Village School£8,276
#18Sundon Lower School£8,117
#19Everton Heath Primary School£8,013
#20Studham Village CofE Academy£7,851
#21Kingsmoor Lower School£7,816
#22St Mary's VA CofE Lower School£7,774
#23St. Augustine's Academy£7,761
#24John Donne Church of England Primary School£7,735
#25Laburnum Primary School£7,693
#26Robert Peel Primary School£7,505
#27Houghton Conquest Primary School£7,398
#28Gothic Mede Academy£7,377
#29Biggleswade Academy£7,263
#30Heathwood Lower School£7,247
#31St Mary's CofE Academy Stotfold£7,140
#32Raynsford Church of England Academy£7,084
#33Silsoe CofE VC Lower School£7,081
#34Caddington Village School£7,080
#35Dovery Academy£7,025
#36Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy£7,007
#37Eaton Bray Academy£6,981
#38Sutton CofE VA Primary School£6,936
#39Stondon Lower School£6,935
#40Stanbridge Lower School£6,892
#41Greenfield CofE VC Lower School£6,868
#42Leedon Lower School£6,867
#43Maulden Lower School£6,865
#44Clifton All Saints Academy£6,858
#45Westoning Lower School£6,856
#46Lancot School£6,834
#47Pulford CofE VA Lower School£6,806
#48Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School£6,727
#49Harlington Lower School£6,717
#50Totternhoe Church of England Academy£6,693
#51Fairfield Park Lower School£6,674
#52The Vale Academy£6,646
#53Gravenhurst Academy£6,611
#54The Mary Bassett Lower School£6,589
#55Toddington St George Church of England School£6,562
#56Ramsey Manor Lower School£6,520
#57Greenleas School£6,512
#58Lawnside Academy£6,487
#59Maple Tree Primary School£6,455
#60Russell Lower School£6,446
#61Marston Moreteyne VC School£6,408
#62Flitwick Lower School£6,396
#63Houghton Regis Primary School£6,376
#64Linslade Lower School£6,326
#65Ardley Hill Academy£6,302
#66Shefford Lower School£6,292
#67Cranfield Church of England Academy£6,279
#68Hadrian Academy£6,266
#69Potton Primary School£6,256
#70Southcott Lower School£6,239
#71The Firs Lower School£6,237
#72Beaudesert Lower School£6,230
#73Langford Village Academy£6,212
#74Roecroft Lower School£6,189
#75Tithe Farm Primary School£6,051
#76St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School£5,925
#77Dunstable Icknield Lower School£5,901
#78Derwent Primary School£5,900
#79Lark Rise Academy£5,890
#80St Mary's Catholic Primary School£5,889
#81St Vincent's Catholic Primary School£5,872
#82Clipstone Brook Lower School£5,785
#83Swallowfield Primary£5,767
#84Campton Academy£5,682
#85Thornhill Primary School£5,595
#86Templefield Lower School£5,513
#87St Christophers Academy£5,488
#88Lime Tree Primary Academy£5,452
#89Meppershall Church of England Academy£4,658
#90Beecroft Academy£3,385
#91Watling Lower School£1,643

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