Ardley Hill Academy

State-Funded School

ardley-hill-academy-central-bedfordshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

Central BedfordshireLocal Authority

Dunstable and Leighton BuzzardConstituency

LU6 3NZPostcode

1.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Ardley Hill Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Central Bedfordshire, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 422 pupils. Ardley Hill Academy is part of Chiltern Learning Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 42%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

69%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

422

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

12%

England average

27%

First language not English

23%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 422
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Chiltern Learning Trust

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
8 Sept 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
19 May 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
18 May 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.