Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 5-11
Religion Church of England
Address Leighton Court
Ashton St. Peters Primary School
Leighton Court
Dunstable
Bedfordshire
LU6 1EW
Phone 01582663410
Reference Number 109703

Ashton St Peter’s VA C of E School has demonstrated an overall good performance since its last inspection, which had identified it as requiring improvement. The school is characterized by a warm and inclusive environment where pupils display exceptional behavior and respect for one another. The leadership team has effectively focused on enhancing the curriculum, and this has had a positive impact on pupils’ engagement and learning outcomes. The educational framework is well-structured, particularly in early years and reading, which allows pupils to build their skills progressively and confidently.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 209
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.76%
Girls: 50.24%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 14.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 21.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.9
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 10 20 30
2 21 10 31
3 12 18 30
4 11 19 30
5 17 11 28
6 17 13 30

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 47.4%
White, Other 24.4%
African 9.1%
Mixed, Other 4.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 3.8%
Caribbean 2.9%
White & Asian 1.9%
Indian 1.4%
Asian, Other 1%
Unclassified 0.5%
White & Black (African) 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 02 Feb 2022
Date Report
02 Feb 2022 School inspection:
26 Nov 2020 Monitoring visit
27 Feb 2018 Full inspection:
06 Nov 2013 Full inspection:
09 Jan 2012 Interim assessment
10 Nov 2008 Full inspection:
10 Oct 2005 Full inspection:
10 Oct 2000 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Exceptional pupil behavior and respect for differences.
  • Strong support for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
  • Engaging and well-planned curriculum with effective subject knowledge among teachers.
  • A variety of trips and extracurricular activities enrich the curriculum.
  • High-quality emotional support and care for all pupils.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some assessments are not closely linked to the curriculum content.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 45%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106
Maths 105

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1.8
Writing 2.8
Maths 1.4

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 22 0
Third Preference 13 0
From another Local Authority 2 0

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