Edlesborough Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · Dunstable, Buckinghamshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.856 miles
Published by Buckinghamshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Edlesborough Primary Academy is a primary school in Dunstable, Buckinghamshire for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 19 September 2023. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Edlesborough Primary Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.856 mi |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | 2.044 mi |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | 0.640 mi |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | 0.793 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The 2026 Reception last distance offered was 0.856 miles, the 18th shortest of 57 Buckinghamshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance; the middle figure was 1.27 miles.
- That Reception distance in 2026 was about the same as in 2018, and every applicant was offered a place in 5 of the 9 years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 37 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 30 offers went to first-choice families and 7 first-choice families (19%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 25% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Buckinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- High Street, Edlesborough, Dunstable, LU6 2HS
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 224 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 19 September 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school each day and show exemplary attitudes to learning.”
- “They meet the school’s high expectations for behaviour and learning very well.”
- “Pupils talk about what they learn confidently.”
To improve
- “However, this high level of curriculum thinking is not quite as strong in the Nursery as it is in the rest of the school.”
- “Yet, some of the knowledge that children need to secure in Nursery, including for the two-year-olds, is not always explicitly identified.”
- “As a result, children in the early years are not as fully prepared for future learning as they could be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 November 2023 (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) | 71% | 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: 37 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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 Buckinghamshire.
- Dagnall VA Church of England School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Brookmead School 2.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cheddington Combined School 3.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Marsworth Church of England Infant School 4.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Overstone Combined School 6.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Wingrave Church of England Combined School 6.7 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Aston Clinton School 7.3 mi Good Last distance published
- High Ash Church of England Primary School 8.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
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