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All Saints Academy Dunstable
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Houghton Road, Dunstable LU5 5AB · allsaintsacademydunstable.org · 01582 619700
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 36.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Central Bedfordshire 43.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 520
- 70% of 740 places
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 36.5%
- First language not English
- 21%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 59 families put the school first and 85 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 85 | 59 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 36.9, and 25.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Central Bedfordshire it was 43.6, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D- (16.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼36.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼25.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼55.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲69.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.32 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 15.7 | −8 |
| Sixth form college | 5 | −1.1 |
| Further education | 65.7 | +10.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.7 | — |
| Employment | 1.4 | −3.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.7 | +0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 5.7 | +1.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 students | D- (16.7) | Average -0.12 | |
| 9 students | D- (16.7) | Average -0.12 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 21 | C- (25) | +0.36 |
| 2022/23 | 8 | D (19.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 18 | D+ (21.7) | — |
| 2018/19 | 28 | D (18.7) | -0.21 |
| 2017/18 | 30 | D+ (24.2) | -0.22 |
| 2016/17 | 41 | E+ (14.5) | -0.43 |
| 2015/16 | 23 | D- (18.1) | -0.55 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 42.9 | −9.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.8 | −0.5 |
| Employment | 38.1 | +6.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 14.3 | — |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected All Saints Academy Dunstable on 12 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 12 Nov 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Nov 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- May 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
- Nov 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Nov 2022Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Sixth form Good Safeguarding Not effective - Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
May 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective - Oct 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Jan 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jul 2015Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Inadequate
What parents said
66% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (41 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 66%
- Replies
- 41
- 7% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (37%) with SEND