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EnglandEast of EnglandCentral BedfordshireLU5 5DHHoughton Regis Primary School
Primary

Houghton Regis Primary School

Primary

Central Bedfordshire · Dunstable · LU5 5DH www.houghtonregisprimary.co.uk

Pupils
398
cap. 315
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
36%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
398
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
36%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
398
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/06/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCentral Bedfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio25.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Houghton Regis Primary School · Primary · Central Bedfordshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
36%
-23pp
69%53%36%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 36%
RWM higher standard
2%
-2pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
55%
Reading higher standard
17%
Writing expected standard
50%
Writing higher standard
2%
Maths expected standard
45%
Maths higher standard
10%
Science expected standard
69%
SPAG expected standard
57%
SPAG higher standard
5%
Reading scaled score
101.0
Maths scaled score
100.0
GPS scaled score
100.0

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
398
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
24%
FSM eligible
20%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
St Michael's Avenue, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5DH
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
2024/2536%2%55%17%50%2%45%10%69%57%101.0100.0100.014%398
2023/2459%4%67%22%69%6%63%20%76%69%104.0102.0103.014%382
2022/2349%7%66%15%78%7%66%15%93%68%103.0102.0103.0-2.40+0.10-1.8014%378
2018/1969%0%79%24%79%3%79%14%86%76%106.0105.0103.0+0.40-2.00-0.8014%310
2017/1860%7%87%20%83%13%63%13%87%83%105.0102.0104.0-0.90-0.70-2.7019%303
2016/1732%0%78%19%65%0%51%3%73%68%104.099.0103.0+0.10-2.70-4.5021%326

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
2024/2539827.514%24%20%5%11%
2023/2438231.914%23%18%6%17%
2022/2337826.614%23%18%7%22%
2021/2235130.214%20%15%6%19%
2020/2133222.116%17%12%
2018/1931030.314%12%16%4%9%
2017/1830335.319%14%15%4%7%
2016/1732626.421%13%18%4%9%

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