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Lark Rise Academy

Primary

Central Bedfordshire · Dunstable · LU6 3PT www.larkrise.com

Pupils
359
cap. 360
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
88%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
359
Pupils · 2024/25
15%
EAL · 2024/25
3%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
88%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
359
Pupils · 2024/25
15%
EAL · 2024/25
3%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 17/12/2013

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCentral Bedfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Lark Rise Academy · Primary · Central Bedfordshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
88%
+6pp
88%81%73%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 88%
RWM higher standard
10%
-4pp
18%14%10%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
98%
Reading higher standard
45%
Writing expected standard
90%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
95%
Maths higher standard
45%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
93%
SPAG higher standard
48%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
110.0
GPS scaled score
110.0

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
359
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
15%
FSM eligible
6%
SEN
10%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
3%

Contact

Address
Cartmel Drive, Dunstable, LU6 3PT
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
2024/2588%10%98%45%90%15%95%45%93%93%109.0110.0110.010%359
2023/2482%14%89%45%89%14%93%50%84%93%109.0108.0110.010%360
2022/2373%11%82%47%82%11%80%33%78%84%108.0107.0107.0+1.50-1.10+2.208%365
2018/1973%18%76%29%87%33%80%31%93%87%104.0105.0107.0-2.10+0.00-1.8011%363
2017/1888%14%98%37%95%28%93%33%95%95%108.0107.0109.0+0.40-0.10+0.207%364
2016/1764%7%77%20%84%18%80%25%93%80%104.0104.0106.0-2.00-0.90-2.307%365

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
2024/2535922.810%15%6%3%3%
2023/2436020.410%14%7%4%6%
2022/2336521.78%14%8%4%6%
2021/2235422.610%9%4%5%11%
2020/2134923.09%6%5%
2018/1936320.411%5%7%3%6%
2017/1836420.07%4%8%3%3%
2016/1736522.07%1%10%3%4%

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