St Christophers Academy | School performance

33%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

395

Pupils · 2024/25

32%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

33%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

395

Pupils · 2024/25

32%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

33%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

395

Pupils · 2024/25

32%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 27/09/2019

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCentral Bedfordshire

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio34.2:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of St Christophers Academy · Primary · Central Bedfordshire

Part ofBEDFORDSHIRE SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

33%

-27pp

76%55%33%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 33%

RWM higher standard

-2pp

12%6%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

63%

Reading higher standard

23%

Writing expected standard

57%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

47%

Maths higher standard

27%

Science expected standard

73%

SPAG expected standard

57%

SPAG higher standard

13%

Reading scaled score

102.0

Maths scaled score

101.0

GPS scaled score

102.0

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

395

Pupil : teacher ratio

34.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

32%

FSM eligible

10%

SEN

11%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

12%

Contact

Address

Gorham Way, Dunstable, LU5 4NJ

Local authority

Central Bedfordshire

Website

www.stchristophersacademy.org

Telephone

01582500960

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	33%	0%	63%	23%	57%	0%	47%	27%	73%	57%	102.0	101.0	102.0	—	—	—	11%	395
2023/24	60%	2%	86%	19%	72%	4%	74%	23%	95%	88%	105.0	103.0	108.0	—	—	—	8%	427
2022/23	61%	3%	92%	50%	64%	3%	83%	39%	89%	86%	109.0	107.0	109.0	+3.00	-3.60	+1.80	7%	389
2018/19	76%	11%	87%	42%	82%	16%	89%	26%	92%	89%	108.0	105.0	109.0	+3.00	-1.10	-1.10	10%	291
2017/18	67%	12%	84%	37%	86%	23%	67%	28%	86%	84%	105.0	104.0	109.0	+0.70	+1.30	+0.10	10%	289
2016/17	47%	8%	61%	17%	67%	17%	78%	19%	86%	69%	103.0	103.0	104.0	+1.30	-0.30	+0.20	9%	282

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	395	35.3	11%	32%	10%	5%	12%
2023/24	427	36.5	8%	34%	11%	6%	17%
2022/23	389	30.4	7%	30%	12%	6%	13%
2021/22	374	26.6	9%	29%	11%	8%	26%
2020/21	318	23.3	7%	30%	12%	—	—
2018/19	291	19.8	10%	28%	12%	4%	5%
2017/18	289	18.4	10%	29%	10%	4%	6%
2016/17	282	20.6	9%	29%	13%	5%	11%