Directory of schools in Central Bedfordshire - Dunton VC Lower School – Dunton

Upcoming changes to this school

From September 2024 this school will become a junior school providing school places for year groups year 3 to year 6. Each year group will have a PAN (published admission number) of 30 places.

Changes for this school
New PAN New year group range School type and number of places
30 Year 3 to year 6 Junior, 120 places

 

School

Dunton VC Lower School - Dunton

Type of school

Lower School - Voluntary Controlled (VC)

High Street

Dunton

Bedfordshire

SG18 8RN

Telephone

01767 312154

Email address
office@duntonschool.co.uk
Website
https://www.duntonwrestlingworthschool.com/
Fax

01767 312154

Headteacher

David Bower, Executive Headteacher

Head of School

Maria Poultney, Head of School/SENDCo

Age range

4 to 9

Ofsted inspection
Published admission numbers (places available)

15

Designated measuring point

Head teacher's office

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)
  • children of staff
  • children living in the catchment area with siblings at the school
  • children living in the catchment area
  • other children with siblings at the school
  • children, one or more of whose parents/carers have, at the time of application, shown commitment to the Church of England or another Christian church by attending a service at least once a month for the year prior to an application being made (see definition below)
  • 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 'a Christian church'

A Christian church is defined as one which is a member, or is eligible for membership, of Churches Together in England or the Evangelical Alliance. Applications in this category will need to ask their priest or minister to complete the relevant section of the local authority standard application form.

Allocation statistics
Allocation statistics (entry to reception year)
Published admission number (PAN) Requests Places offered Last place offered
15 12 12 At the time of the initial allocation in April 2023, all applicants were offered a place.
In-year admissions

Information for in-year admission during academic year September 2023 to July 2024

Admission number per year group: 15

Oversubscription criteria: As above

Find out how to apply for in-year school admission

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SEND provision
https://www.duntonwrestlingworthschool.com/