Ardley Hill Academy is a primary school located in Dunstable. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's quality of education good, overall effectiveness, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 25/04/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.9%, which is 1.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Lowther Road, Dunstable

School Information

Address: Lowther Road, Dunstable, LU6 3NZ
Website: www.ardleyhill.org.uk
Telephone: 01582667955
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Headteacher Stephen Fox
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138209

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 25/04/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 520
Number of Pupils: 471
Number of Boys: 240
Number of Girls: 231

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -4 to -0.6
Writing
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.2 to 2.9
Maths
Below Average: -3.1 Confidence interval -4.5 to -1.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:53%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Westfield Nursery School
Westfield Road , LU6 1DL
4out of 4 2,250 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Willow Nursery School
Goldstone Crescent , LU5 4QU
4out of 4 2,287 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ardley Hill Academy
Lowther Road , LU6 3NZ
2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Watling Lower School
Bull Pond Lane , LU6 3BJ
3out of 4 479 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Lark Rise Academy
Cartmel Drive , LU6 3PT
4out of 4 773 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St. Augustine's Academy
Oakwood Avenue , LU5 4AS
3out of 4 1,113 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Dunstable Icknield Lower School
Burr Street , LU6 3AG
4out of 4 1,166 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Queensbury Academy
Langdale Road , LU6 3BU
3out of 4 933 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Manshead CofE Academy
Dunstable Road , Caddington LU1 4BB
1out of 4 1,485 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
All Saints Academy Dunstable
Houghton Road , LU5 5AB
2out of 4 2,603 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Chalk Hills Academy
Leagrave High St , LU4 0NE
3out of 4 3,187 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Central Bedfordshire College
Kingsway , LU5 4HG
- not rated 1,762 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Priory Academy
Britain Street , LU5 4JA
3out of 4 986 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St George's School
28 Priory Road , LU5 4HR
- not rated 1,089 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Oneschool Global Dunstable
Ridgeway Avenue , LU5 4QL
- not rated 2,017 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Weatherfield Academy
Brewers Hill Road , LU6 1AF
3out of 4 2,443 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.