Schools in Dunstable
Dunstable is a large town in Central Bedfordshire with 33 schools spanning 22 primaries and 4 secondaries - All Saints Academy Dunstable, Harlington Upper School, Queensbury Academy and Houstone School. Central Bedfordshire Council co-ordinates admissions for community and voluntary-controlled schools; most primaries prioritise siblings and children with an Education, Health and Care Plan before distance.
The secondary sector is entirely academy-run. All Saints Academy Dunstable is a Church of England school that uses faith criteria for a proportion of its intake. Harlington Upper School and Queensbury Academy operate proximity-based oversubscription for comprehensive places, while Houstone School serves the northern part of the town. With rapid housing growth around Dunstable and the wider Houghton Regis area, last-distance-offered figures can shift year on year - check Central Bedfordshire Council's published admissions data before applying.
School demand in Dunstable
Across the 30 schools in Dunstable with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 95%. 11 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
8 schools in Dunstable have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
24 of the schools in Dunstable are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Central Bedfordshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
12 of the schools in Dunstable have a current Ofsted rating, of which 11 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Dunstable: 8 oversubscribed (22)
Houghton Regis Primary School
Primary · Community school
Dunstable · LU5 5DH
Thornhill Primary School
Primary · Community school
Dunstable · LU5 5PE
Tithe Farm Primary School
Primary · Community school
Dunstable · LU5 5JB
Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Dunstable · LU6 1EW
Lark Rise Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Dunstable · LU6 3PT
Eaton Bray Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Dunstable · LU6 2DT
Hadrian Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Dunstable · LU5 4SR
St Christophers Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Dunstable · LU5 4NJ
Ardley Hill Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Dunstable · LU6 3NZ
St. Augustine's Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Dunstable · LU5 4AS
The Vale Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Dunstable · LU5 4QP
Harlington Lower School
Primary · Academy converter
Dunstable · LU5 6PD
Toddington St George Church of England School
Primary · Academy converter
Dunstable · LU5 6AJ
Beecroft Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Dunstable · LU6 1DW
Lancot School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Dunstable · LU6 2AP
Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Dunstable · LU5 5HH
Kensworth Church of England Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Dunstable · LU6 3RH
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Dunstable · LU5 5RG
Totternhoe Church of England Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Dunstable · LU6 1RE
Edlesborough Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Dunstable · LU6 2HS
Dunstable Icknield Lower School
Primary · Academy converter
Dunstable · LU6 3AG
Watling Lower School
Primary · Academy converter
Dunstable · LU6 3BJ
Secondary Schools in Dunstable (4)
All Saints Academy Dunstable
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Dunstable · LU5 5AB
Harlington Upper School
Secondary · Academy converter
Dunstable · LU5 6NX
Queensbury Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Dunstable · LU6 3BU
Houstone School
Secondary · Free schools
Dunstable · LU5 5PX
Other Schools in Dunstable (7)
Willow Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Dunstable · LU5 4QU
Westfield Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Dunstable · LU6 1DL
The Chiltern School
Not applicable · Community special school
Dunstable · LU5 5PX
Weatherfield Academy
Not applicable · Academy special converter
Dunstable · LU6 1AF
Priory Academy
Special · Academy converter
Dunstable · LU5 4JA
Parkfields Middle School
Middle deemed secondary · Academy converter
Dunstable · LU5 6AB
Stannard School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Dunstable · LU5 4QL
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Dunstable are set by Central Bedfordshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.