The Vale Academy
Wilbury Drive, Dunstable, LU5 4QP
Local ranking19th of 87 primary schools in Central Bedfordshire
Primary
Phase
563
Capacity
2-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 73.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 0.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 76.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 80.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 85.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 82.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 107.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 106.0
- Cohort Size
- 55
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 602
- Boys
- 325 (54%)
- Girls
- 277 (46%)
- Capacity
- 563 (107% full)
- SEND
- 13.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 12.1%
- EAL
- 27.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.3%
- SEN Support
- 9.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 20.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 27.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,646/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 5.0%
- Persistent Absence
- 13.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 41.9%
- White Other: 15.9%
- Other: 15.9%
- Mixed Other: 5.5%
- Asian Indian: 3.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.8%
- Asian Other: 2.8%
- Black Caribbean: 2.8%
41.9%
White British
15.9%
White Other
15.9%
Other
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 138714
- UKPRN
- 10038622
- Establishment No.
- 4056
- Trust
- ADVANTAGE SCHOOLS