Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School, Dunstable
Data last updated 12 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Ashton St Peter's is a warm, nurturing school where your child will thrive socially and emotionally. The school excels at knowing each pupil well and tailoring support to their individual needs, whether through enrichment clubs, pastoral care, or specialised provision like the Bluebell Room for pupils with additional needs. Staff consistently mirror high expectations while remaining sensitive to each child's circumstances, creating a calm, purposeful learning environment where pupils feel valued and motivated.
Key Strengths
- Excellent pastoral care and highly effective personal development programme that prepares pupils for their next steps
- Strong safeguarding culture with open communication and pupils feeling safe
- Wide range of clubs and enrichment activities tailored to all interests and abilities
- High-quality teaching in early years phonics with pupils achieving above national average
- Consistently positive behaviour and attitudes to learning with warm, respectful relationships throughout the school
Areas for Improvement
- Writing standards need further development - gaps in basic skills like spelling are sometimes missed in teaching
- Some inconsistencies in quality of pupils' written work across the school
- Early years outdoor and indoor environments could be more developed to challenge children's curiosity
- Governing body in transition stage with more work needed to ensure all governors can effectively hold leaders to account
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - the school has established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Gardening, sewing, range of sports clubs, play leadership roles, worship leadership, prefect roles, team captain positions
Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School is a welcoming Church of England primary school with a strong focus on personal development and wellbeing. The school maintains expected standards in achievement and teaching, with particular strengths in safeguarding, behaviour, and enrichment activities.
At a Glance
15.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 77%. Maths has improved from 67% to 77%. Writing has declined from 80% to 52%.
Class Sizes
29.9
Avg class size
30.3
Infant (KS1)
29.5
KS2
7
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
205 pupils
210 capacity
5 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Dunstable
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Dunstable
Admissions Demand - Central Bedfordshire
Places available
4,163
Applications
3,574
Got 1st preference
90.0%
Got preferred school
97.0%
Primary admissions across Central Bedfordshire (2025/26)
Inspection History(110)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.15652%
Overall absence
13.36898%
Persistent absence
187
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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