The Vale Academy | School performance

73%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

602

Pupils · 2024/25

28%

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

73%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

602

Pupils · 2024/25

28%

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

73%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

602

Pupils · 2024/25

28%

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 17/05/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCentral Bedfordshire

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio24.5:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of The Vale Academy · Primary · Central Bedfordshire

Part ofADVANTAGE SCHOOLS

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

73%

-2pp

80%72%63%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 73%

RWM higher standard

0pp

21%11%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

76%

Reading higher standard

40%

Writing expected standard

80%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

85%

Maths higher standard

40%

Science expected standard

78%

SPAG expected standard

82%

SPAG higher standard

40%

Reading scaled score

106.0

Maths scaled score

107.0

GPS scaled score

106.0

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

602

Pupil : teacher ratio

24.5

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

28%

FSM eligible

12%

SEN

13%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

14%

Contact

Address

Wilbury Drive, Dunstable, LU5 4QP

Local authority

Central Bedfordshire

Website

https://www.thevaleacademy.co.uk/

Telephone

01582211150

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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	73%	0%	76%	40%	80%	0%	85%	40%	78%	82%	106.0	107.0	106.0	—	—	—	13%	602
2023/24	75%	0%	89%	26%	78%	3%	88%	16%	83%	89%	106.0	105.0	107.0	—	—	—	12%	624
2022/23	63%	3%	76%	18%	75%	7%	82%	26%	74%	74%	104.0	106.0	104.0	+0.20	+0.70	+2.60	11%	617
2018/19	80%	14%	84%	39%	88%	27%	88%	35%	84%	73%	107.0	107.0	106.0	+2.70	+1.90	+2.40	13%	472
2017/18	79%	21%	91%	27%	91%	30%	91%	42%	91%	94%	107.0	108.0	108.0	+0.00	-0.20	+2.20	14%	409
2016/17	48%	9%	61%	13%	87%	26%	67%	15%	83%	63%	102.0	102.0	104.0	-3.30	+0.80	-3.20	16%	316

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	602	24.7	13%	28%	12%	5%	14%
2023/24	624	27.6	12%	28%	13%	5%	13%
2022/23	617	28.4	11%	26%	14%	6%	15%
2021/22	591	28.4	12%	23%	14%	6%	19%
2020/21	544	27.2	13%	23%	11%	—	—
2018/19	472	27.8	13%	26%	14%	4%	10%
2017/18	409	26.8	14%	20%	18%	4%	10%
2016/17	316	19.1	16%	17%	21%	4%	7%