St Vincent's Catholic Primary SchoolLime Tree Primary Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

St Vincent's Catholic Primary School and Lime Tree Primary Academy are primary schools.

St Vincent's Catholic Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Lime Tree Primary Academy scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Vincent's Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School was judged Good and Lime Tree Primary Academy was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 73.0% for St Vincent's Catholic Primary School and 57.0% for Lime Tree Primary Academy.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Vincent's Catholic Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Lime Tree Primary Academy (42.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25).

St Vincent's Catholic Primary School versus Lime Tree Primary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	DunstableSt Vincent's Catholic Primary School	Lime Tree Primary Academy	England average
Overview
Our score	C59/100Stronger figure	D53/100
Local ranking	9th of 92 in Central Bedfordshire Stronger figure	17th of 92 in Central Bedfordshire
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Academy converter	Academy sponsor led
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	2-11	2-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	216	328
Capacity	210	480
Location	Dunstable, LU5 5RG	LU5 5QN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	73.0% Stronger figure	57.0%	62.0%
At higher standard	3.0%	11.0% Stronger figure	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	107.0 Stronger figure	104.0	106.0
Maths average scaled score	106.0 Stronger figure	102.0	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	216	328
Free school meals (ever 6)	10.2%	31.3%
English as an additional language	46.3%	42.7%
SEN support	11.1%	15.8%
SEN with an EHC plan	3.2%	1.8%
Attendance
Overall absence	3.9% Stronger figure	5.9%	6.2%
Persistent absence	2.2% Stronger figure	18.5%	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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

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.