Dunstable
LU5 4JA
United Kingdom
Britain Road
Dunstable
LU5 4JA
United Kingdom
Britain Road, LU5 4JA, Dunstable, Bedfordshire
School
Priory Academy - Dunstable
Open events for parents and carers
Thursday 16 October 2025
Open 5:30pm to 8pm.
Type of school
Extended Middle School - Academy
Telephone
01582 661158
Email address
adminoffice@prioryacademy.co.uk
Website
http://www.prioryacademy.co.uk
Fax
01582 472359
Headteacher
Ian Bailey
Age range
9 to 16
Ofsted inspection
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Catchment area
This school does not use a catchment area as part of its admission criteria.
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Published admission numbers (places available)
120
Designated measuring point
Main entrance gate in Britain Street
Oversubscription criteria
Oversubscription criteria:
- all 'looked after' children or children who were previously 'looked after', including children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted (see definition below)
- pupils currently attending Dunstable Icknield Lower School, Studham CofE Lower School or Watling Lower School
- pupils of members of staff (see below)
- pupils with siblings at the school
- any other children who live nearest to the school determined by straight line distance from the school site to the child’s home address
Definition of 'children who appear to have been in state care outside of England'
Children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
A child is regarded as having been in state care in a place outside of England if they were accommodated by a public authority, a religious organisation or any other provider of care whose sole purpose if to benefit society.
Definition of 'staff'
This applies to permanent, full or part-time, staff who have been employed at the academy for two or more years at the time of application and/or staff recruited to fill a vacant post where there was a demonstrable skill shortage. The relationship to the child is defined as by blood or adoption or with legal parental responsibility and living with the child in the same house Monday – Friday.
Allocation statistics
| Published admission number (PAN) | Requests | Places offered | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 120 | 161 | 120 | At the time of the initial allocation in April 2025, the last place offered was to a child in criterion "any other children who live nearest to the school determined by straight line distance from the school site to the child’s home address" who lived at a distance of 333.76 metres from the school |
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