Lark Rise Academy
Cartmel Drive, Dunstable, LU6 3PT
Nursery - Year 6 (ages 3-11)
PrimaryAcademy converterMixed
About the school
“Lark Rise offers children a safe, secure and stimulating environment in which to learn. The school’s positive ethos both supports and encourages children – it helps them to be confident and to achieve.”
Established school - open since before 2010. Became an academy in October 2010, continuing the school that was already there.
Ofsted
Ofsted: Not judgedLast inspected 28 April 2025
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Safeguarding effectiveYes
“Not judged” means there's no overall grade: Ofsted stopped giving single-word grades in September 2024. The full report shows how the school did in each area.
Admissions
Admissions policy on record: Not applicable
This school is its own admissions authority, meaning it sets and applies its own admissions criteria (rather than the local council).
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- Number of pupils
- 359
- Multi-academy trust
- Chiltern Learning Trust
- Phone
- 01582607852
- Website
- www.larkrise.com