Beecroft Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire
Beecroft Academy is a primary school in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 26 March 2024.
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Catchment area for Beecroft Academy
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
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Key facts
- Address
- Westfield Road, Dunstable, LU6 1DW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 413 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 26 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils know the adults have high expectations of them at Beecroft Academy.”
- “Throughout the school, adults and pupils show the monthly focus value, for example politeness.”
- “Relationships are warm and respectful in this friendly school.”
To improve
- “Historic weaknesses in the quality of education mean that many pupils have gaps in their knowledge.”
- “The quality of their written work is not always of a high enough standard because pupils do not yet apply the techniques they are learning in writing lessons to the way they record their learning in other subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 39% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 54 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 54 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Central Bedfordshire.
- Lancot School 0.3 mi School remains Good
- Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Dunstable Icknield Lower School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Watling Lower School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Lark Rise Academy 1.0 mi Not judged
- Houghton Regis Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged
- Totternhoe Church of England Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Ardley Hill Academy 1.3 mi Good