Dunton CofE Junior SchoolBiggleswade Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Biggleswade.

Summary of the comparison

Dunton CofE Junior School and Biggleswade Academy are primary schools in Biggleswade.

  • Dunton CofE Junior School scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Biggleswade Academy scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Dunton CofE Junior School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Dunton CofE Junior School was judged Good and Biggleswade Academy was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Biggleswade Academy (67.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Dunton CofE Junior School versus Biggleswade Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BiggleswadeDunton CofE Junior SchoolBiggleswadeBiggleswade AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB74/100Stronger figureC62/100
Local ranking49th of 92 in Central Bedfordshire 6th of 92 in Central Bedfordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll50 875
Capacity75 957
LocationBiggleswade, SG18 8RN Biggleswade, SG18 8JU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported57.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported1.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census50 875
Free school meals (ever 6)12.0% 14.4%
English as an additional language2.0% 11.7%
SEN support20.0% 11.5%
SEN with an EHC plan6.0% 4.8%
Attendance
Overall absence3.4% Stronger figure5.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence3.8% Stronger figure12.1% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Dunton CofE Junior School

Biggleswade Academy

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