Hadrian Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C58
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Dunstable, LU5 4SR
- Distance
- 0.2km away
The Vale Academy
Wilbury Drive, Dunstable, LU5 4QP
Local ranking4th of 92 primary schools in Central Bedfordshire
Ofsted: Good
Primary
Phase
563
Capacity
2-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 3 June 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 73.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 0.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 76.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 80.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 85.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 82.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 106.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 107.0 nat105.0
- 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% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 13.8% nat15.8%
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: 48.3%
- White Other: 18.3%
- Mixed Other: 6.3%
- Asian Indian: 4.3%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.3%
- Asian Other: 3.3%
- Asian Pakistani: 3.1%
- Black Caribbean: 2.9%
48.3%
White British
18.3%
White Other
6.3%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Wilbury Drive
Dunstable, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 138714
- UKPRN
- 10038622
- Establishment No.
- 4056
- Trust
- ADVANTAGE SCHOOLS
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