Totternhoe Church of England Academy

School overview

Totternhoe Church of England Academy is a primary school serving Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. It has 183 pupils aged 2 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 18% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well below the national average of 61%. That is down 62.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 97 in reading and 95 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Totternhoe Church of England Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 14 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.6%. There are about 23.6 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 12% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Totternhoe Church of England Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.