Watling Lower School
Bull Pond Lane, Dunstable, LU6 3BJ
190 pupils · 127% of 150 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Free school meals
- 7.5%
Ofsted
Some aspects not as strong (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Some aspects not as strong” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 18 December 2024, published 23 January 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.25 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 28 | 35 | 114 | 28 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Ardley Hill Academy 0.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Dunstable Icknield Lower School 0.6 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Lark Rise Academy 0.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School 1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St. Augustine's Academy 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Beecroft Academy 1.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.