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Ardley Hill Academy

Primary

Central Bedfordshire · Dunstable · LU6 3NZ www.ardleyhill.org.uk

Pupils
461
cap. 520
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
461
Pupils · 2024/25
21%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
461
Pupils · 2024/25
21%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 16/07/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCentral Bedfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio27.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Ardley Hill Academy · Primary · Central Bedfordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
60%
+18pp
60%45%30%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
RWM higher standard
3%
-1pp
10%6%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
71%
Reading higher standard
32%
Writing expected standard
78%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
69%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
68%
SPAG higher standard
19%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
461
Pupil : teacher ratio
27.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
21%
FSM eligible
12%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Lowther Road, Dunstable, LU6 3NZ
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2560%3%71%32%78%3%69%24%83%68%105.0104.0104.013%461
2023/2442%4%63%10%52%4%67%8%75%67%103.0102.0103.013%459
2022/2360%10%78%33%70%18%72%23%80%70%106.0104.0104.0+0.20-0.80-1.0012%454
2018/1953%2%65%13%80%24%65%5%82%64%102.0101.0102.0-2.30+1.30-3.1010%519
2017/1830%2%52%10%53%9%42%15%70%58%100.099.0101.0-3.40-3.10-4.4010%513
2016/1744%0%51%11%73%9%64%9%73%73%100.0101.0103.0-1.70+0.40-1.708%490

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2546123.213%21%12%5%14%
2023/2445925.613%19%13%6%18%
2022/2345422.212%16%12%8%23%
2021/2245924.913%15%12%9%28%
2020/2147121.914%11%11%
2018/1951928.010%10%16%6%14%
2017/1851327.610%11%19%6%14%
2016/1749025.98%11%18%5%14%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.