Weatherfield Academy
Other · Academy special converter · Ages 7–19 · Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire
Weatherfield Academy is an other school in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire for ages 7–19 (academy special converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 5 November 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Brewers Hill Road, Dunstable, LU6 1AF
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 7–19
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 166 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 8.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 5 November 2024
Strengths
- “Weatherfield Academy is a caring and happy place.”
- “Pupils are warmly greeted each morning.”
- “They settle quickly to the tasks adults have prepared for them.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, teachers are less secure in what pupils need to know and remember.”
- “This means sometimes, planned activities do not build on what pupils already know.”
- “On these occasions pupils do not progress through the curriculum as well as they could.”
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
More with a 3-month pass
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby other schools
Straight-line distance, in Central Bedfordshire.
- Priory Academy 1.2 mi School remains Good
- Stannard School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Academy of Central Bedfordshire 2.4 mi Standards maintained
- The Chiltern School 2.5 mi School remains Good
- Parkfields Middle School 4.4 mi Good
- Brooklands Middle School 4.8 mi Good
- Gilbert Inglefield Academy 5.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Claystone School 5.5 mi No Ofsted grade