Dunstable Icknield Lower School
Burr Street, Dunstable, LU6 3AG
295 pupils · 87% of 340 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Free school meals
- 16.7%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 14 November 2023, published 3 April 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.87 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 38 | 33 | 87 | 36 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 59 | 32 | 90 | 47 |
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
- Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School 0.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Watling Lower School 0.6 km · Some aspects not as strong (2024)
- Lark Rise Academy 1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Beecroft Academy 1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Ardley Hill Academy 1.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Lancot School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 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.