Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School
Leighton Court, Dunstable, LU6 1EW
205 pupils · 98% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Free school meals
- 15.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 28 April 2026, published 17 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 45% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.03 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 31 | 58 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 52 | 87 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 33 | 63 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 48 | 81 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 27 | 21 | 45 | 22 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 23 | 23 | 38 | 23 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 35 | 60 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 26 | 22 | 45 | 26 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Dunstable Icknield Lower School 0.3 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Beecroft Academy 0.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Lancot School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Watling Lower School 1 km · Some aspects not as strong (2024)
- Lark Rise Academy 1.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Ardley Hill Academy 1.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.