Houghton Regis Primary School, Dunstable

In its own words: "Houghton Regis Primary provides education for children aged 3 - 11 years. We are a friendly, busy and happy school and we are very proud of the achievements of all our children. We work together with parents and carers to enable each child to take full advantage of all the educational opportunities on offer at our school and achieve success."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include swimming, ballet and forest school.

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 55% of Year 6 pupils at Houghton Regis Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 45% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 66% in Central Bedfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 67% in reading and 63% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 47 families put Houghton Regis Primary School as their first choice and 111 named it as one of their preferences, for 45 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 8 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Houghton Regis Primary School are Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy (0.3 miles, Requires improvement, 61% reading, 57% maths); Tithe Farm Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 58% reading, 54% maths); St Vincent's Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 93% reading, 80% maths); and Lime Tree Primary Academy (1 mile, Good, 77% reading, 60% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Houghton Regis Primary School.

74 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Houghton Regis Primary School (as of September 2025): 87% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 71% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (93%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (71%).

In 2026, 36 pupils (9.3%) received SEN support and 14 (3.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Leagrave Rail Station, about 2.9 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Townsend Farm Road (adjacent), 210 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 191 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Central Bedfordshire (47), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Houghton Regis Primary School issued 10 suspensions, 2.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Houghton Regis Primary School are All Saints Academy Dunstable (0.5 miles), Houstone School (1.3 miles), Priory Academy (1.4 miles) and Queensbury Academy (1.7 miles).