Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School

Central BedfordshireVoluntary aided school

Leighton Court, Dunstable, LU6 1EW

Headteacher: Mr David BowerSchool website ↗Pupils: 209 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted Good
Inspected February 2022
Oversubscribed
58% of first-choice applicants offered a place
45%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected February 2022
58%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 2 February 2022Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Good
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
45.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
0.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 77%·Writing 52%·Maths 77%All three 45%
Reading
Expected77%
Exceeding33%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected52%
Exceeding0%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected77%
Exceeding13%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
52
How many got their first choice?
30of 52 (57.7%)
How many applied in total?
87

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
30.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
20.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
20.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
105 girls, 104 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 75% (2018/19), currently 45%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1657.0%5.0%-3.4-2.6-5.4
2016/1765.0%12.0%-3.9-1.3-3.3
2017/1848.0%14.0%-4.6-3.9-4.0
2018/1975.0%4.0%-1.3-2.3-0.9
2022/2366.0%10.0%+1.8+2.8+1.4
2023/2457.0%3.0%---
2024/2545.0%0.0%---