Lime Tree Primary Academy
Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis LU5 5QN
- Pupils
- 328
- Free school meals
- 30.3%
- SEN
- 17.7%
- EAL
- 42.7%
- Attendance
- 94.6%
- Persistent absence
- 16.2%
- Admissions
- Often has places
- Attainment
- 43% met expected standard (KS2)
Schools in LU5 postcode district
Schools in postcode district LU5. Add your full home postcode below for distance filtering and a your neighbourhood comparison with the wider LU5 area.
Covers: Dunstable, Hadrian, Harlington, Houghton Regis, Priory, and Toddington
Add your home postcode in the green box below. Until then, distances use the centre of LU5. The list starts at 3 miles — you can change that. Not an official school catchment.
Neighbourhood & area context
Three levels help you compare places: your neighbourhood (your full postcode), postcode district LU5 (schools and local averages on this page), and Central Bedfordshire (wider council census and crime — background only, not your street). We only show rows we actually hold.
Add your full home postcode in the green box above to see how your street compares with postcode district LU5 and Central Bedfordshire.
Postcode district LU5
Schools and figures for this postcode district — the same LU5 bucket as the map and school list (before your distance filter).
- Schools in district
- 20 (12 primary, 4 secondary)
- Average attendance
- 94.9%
- Average free school meals
- 20.5%
- Average SEN
- 24.4%
- Average EAL
- 24.1%
- Deprivation around local schools
- Slightly less deprived than average for England
- Average house price
- £358,488 (+4.3% year on year)
- Flood risk
- Low
- Broadband
- Ultrafast available (81%+ premises, 30–300 Mbps)
- Green space
- Moderate – some green space within reach
- Council tax
- Typical band D
Wider area: Central Bedfordshire
Census and crime for Central Bedfordshire. Useful context for the borough or council — not broken down to your village or street.
- Population
- 294,251
- Households
- 114,111
- Aged under 18
- 21.7%
- Aged 16–64 (approx.)
- 60.3%
- Aged 65+
- 18.0%
- Ethnicity
- White 90%, Asian 4%, Mixed 3%
- Crimes (estimated)
- 23,628
- Crimes per 1,000 (estimated)
- 80.3
About these figures: School data mostly from 2024–25. Wider-area lines use Census 2021 for Central Bedfordshire. Crime figures are rough estimates, not police records for your postcode.
Map of schools in this area
The map shows 20 schools in postcode district LU5 (18 within your 3 mile list filter — others are faded). Numbered circles group nearby schools — click to zoom in. Use the list beside the map, a pin, or Show on map on a school card below.
How far from the LU5 centre?
Pick a radius to control which schools appear in the list below. Only schools whose postcode is in LU5 are included — we measure the straight-line distance from LU5 centre. Add your home postcode above to search by distance from your address across nearby districts.
Show schools within:
3 miles is selected by default. Add your home postcode at the top to measure from your address instead of the district centre. Try 1 mile or 1.5 miles for a shorter list, 3 miles for a wider search, or All in district for every LU5 school regardless of distance. Straight-line distance only — not walking, driving, or an official catchment area.
Schools (within 3 miles of LU5 centre)
Sorted by distance from LU5 centre, nearest first. Use the buttons above to change how far out we look, or show the whole of LU5. Each card shows straight-line miles, Ofsted rating and key statistics.
Thornhill Primary School
Grove Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5PE
- Pupils
- 450
- Free school meals
- 16.7%
- SEN
- 12.4%
- EAL
- 54.4%
- Attendance
- 95.8%
- Persistent absence
- 7.6%
- Admissions
- Often has places
- Attainment
- 75% met expected standard (KS2)
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
Hammersmith Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RG
- Pupils
- 216
- Free school meals
- 9.8%
- SEN
- 14.4%
- EAL
- 46.3%
- Attendance
- 95.2%
- Persistent absence
- 11.3%
- Admissions
- Usually oversubscribed
- Attainment
- 57% met expected standard (KS2)
Tithe Farm Primary School
Tithe Farm Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5JB
- Pupils
- 446
- Free school meals
- 21.4%
- SEN
- 16.1%
- EAL
- 50%
- Attendance
- 95.7%
- Persistent absence
- 9%
- Admissions
- Usually oversubscribed
- Attainment
- 58% met expected standard (KS2)
Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy
Angels Lane, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5HH
- Pupils
- 210
- Free school meals
- 34.5%
- SEN
- 21%
- EAL
- 29.5%
- Attendance
- 95.7%
- Persistent absence
- 10.9%
- Admissions
- Often has places
- Attainment
- 53% met expected standard (KS2)
Houghton Regis Primary School
St Michael's Avenue, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5DH
- Pupils
- 398
- Free school meals
- 18.1%
- SEN
- 13.6%
- EAL
- 23.6%
- Attendance
- 95.9%
- Persistent absence
- 13.1%
- Admissions
- Usually oversubscribed
- Attainment
- 49% met expected standard (KS2)
The Vale Academy
Wilbury Drive, Dunstable LU5 4QP
- Pupils
- 602
- Free school meals
- 11.2%
- SEN
- 13.5%
- EAL
- 27.7%
- Attendance
- 95.8%
- Persistent absence
- 9.4%
- Admissions
- Usually oversubscribed
- Attainment
- 72% met expected standard (KS2)
Hadrian Academy
Hadrian Avenue, Dunstable LU5 4SR
- Pupils
- 383
- Free school meals
- 12%
- SEN
- 11%
- EAL
- 30.5%
- Attendance
- 95.5%
- Persistent absence
- 8.7%
- Admissions
- Usually oversubscribed
- Attainment
- 57% met expected standard (KS2)
St Christophers Academy
Gorham Way, Dunstable LU5 4NJ
- Pupils
- 395
- Free school meals
- 8.6%
- SEN
- 11.4%
- EAL
- 32.4%
- Attendance
- 94.6%
- Persistent absence
- 15.9%
- Admissions
- Usually oversubscribed
- Attainment
- 61% met expected standard (KS2)
St. Augustine's Academy
Oakwood Avenue, Dunstable LU5 4AS
- Pupils
- 176
- Free school meals
- 35.2%
- SEN
- 23.9%
- EAL
- 27.8%
- Attendance
- 93.5%
- Persistent absence
- 22.1%
- Admissions
- Usually oversubscribed
- Attainment
- 50% met expected standard (KS2)
Toddington St George Church of England School
Manor Road, Toddington, Dunstable LU5 6AJ
- Pupils
- 333
- Free school meals
- 5.8%
- SEN
- 18.9%
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- EAL
- 3%
- Attendance
- 96.8%
- Persistent absence
- 3.3%
- Admissions
- Usually oversubscribed
- Attainment
- –
Houstone School
Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5PX
- Pupils
- 657
- Free school meals
- 27.6%
- SEN
- 15.8%
- EAL
- 34.2%
- Attendance
- 89.1%
- Persistent absence
- 34.6%
- Admissions
- About average
- Attainment
- Attainment 8: 47.5
All Saints Academy Dunstable
Houghton Road, Dunstable LU5 5AB
- Pupils
- 564
- Free school meals
- 33.8%
- SEN
- 26.8%
- EAL
- 19.3%
- Attendance
- 92.7%
- Persistent absence
- 23.3%
- Admissions
- About average
- Attainment
- Attainment 8: 37.4
Parkfields Middle School
Park Road, Toddington, Dunstable LU5 6AB
- Pupils
- 467
- Free school meals
- 10.5%
- SEN
- 24.8%
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- EAL
- 3.4%
- Attendance
- 97.2%
- Persistent absence
- 4.9%
- Admissions
- Usually oversubscribed
- Attainment
- 54% met expected standard (KS2) (about average for this area)
The Academy of Central Bedfordshire
Kingsland Campus, Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis LU5 5PX
- Pupils
- 50
- Free school meals
- 70%
- SEN
- 96%
- EAL
- 2%
- Attendance
- –
- Admissions
- Often has places
- Attainment
- –
The Chiltern School
Parkside Drive, Dunstable LU5 5PX
- Pupils
- 347
- Free school meals
- 32.4%
- SEN
- 100%
- EAL
- 17.9%
- Attendance
- 92.5%
- Persistent absence
- 25.6%
- Admissions
- About average
- Attainment
- 0% met expected standard (KS2)
Willow Nursery School
Goldstone Crescent, Dunstable LU5 4QU
- Pupils
- 87
- Free school meals
- 0%
- SEN
- 12.6%
- EAL
- 16.1%
- Attendance
- –
- Attainment
- –
Priory Academy
Priory Academy, Britain Street, Dunstable LU5 4JA
- Pupils
- 808
- Free school meals
- 13.7%
- SEN
- 16%
- EAL
- 16.7%
- Attendance
- 97%
- Persistent absence
- 4.5%
- Admissions
- Usually oversubscribed
- Attainment
- Attainment 8: 46.2
Guide to school and area statistics
A short key for the statistics shown on this page for LU5. We have not listed house prices, broadband, green space or similar extras here unless they appear in the neighbourhood and area context section.
School listings
What you see on each school card
Only fields that appear on at least one school on this page are listed. Hover a stat row when you see a question mark for a one-line reminder.
- School type
- How the school is run — for example academy, council-maintained, voluntary aided or free school.
- Trust
- The multi-academy trust or sponsor running the school, where it is an academy.
- Age range
- Year groups on roll — for example 4–11 for primary, or 11–18 with sixth form.
- Ofsted
- Latest published inspection grade, inspection date where we have it, and a link to the school’s page on the Ofsted reports site.
- Straight-line miles
- Distance as the crow flies from your home postcode when you have entered one, otherwise from the middle of this district. Not walking or driving time.
- Walking, cycling and park-and-stride hints
- Rough bands from straight-line miles: about 1 mile or less may suit walking; about 1–2.5 miles we show cycling and park-and-stride; over about 2.5 miles park-and-stride only. Not checked routes or journey times.
- Pupils
- Number of pupils on roll from published school census data.
- Free school meals
- Share of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- SEN
- Share of pupils with SEN support or an Education, Health and Care plan.
- SEN provision
- Extra on-site support such as a resourced provision or SEN unit.
- English as an additional language (EAL)
- Share of pupils whose first language is not English, where recorded.
- Attendance
- Share of possible sessions attended. Higher is better.
- Persistent absence
- Share of pupils missing 10% or more of sessions. Lower is better.
- Admissions pressure
- Indicative label from recent applications versus places — oversubscribed, about average or often has spaces.
- Attainment
- Primary: share meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (Key Stage 2). Secondary: Progress 8. A dash means nothing was published for that school.
- Attainment vs local
- Compares each school’s headline to others of the same phase on this page — above, below or about average for the district.
Area overview
What you see in the area overview
Matches the two blocks above — postcode district first, then the wider council area.
- Area rating (stars)
- A simple 1–5 guide from deprivation around schools here — not Ofsted grades. Recorded crime can nudge the score when we have it; estimates do not.
- Schools in district
- How many schools are in this postcode district, split by primary and secondary.
- Average attendance
- Mean attendance across schools here with published absence data.
- Average free school meals
- Mean free school meals eligibility across schools here with published data.
- Average SEN
- Mean SEN percentage across schools here with published data.
- Average EAL
- Mean English as an additional language percentage where published.
- Deprivation
- How deprived neighbourhoods around schools here are compared with England (official deprivation index, shown as bands 1–10 where 1 is most deprived and 10 is least deprived).
- Average house price
- Typical sold prices for this postcode district where we have them — street-by-street prices vary.
- Flood risk
- Indicative summary — check Environment Agency maps for a specific address.
- Broadband
- General picture of speeds and availability — check with providers at your address.
- Green space
- Brief summary of access to parks or countryside nearby.
- Council tax
- Typical band for the area — your exact band depends on the property.
- Your home neighbourhood
- When you enter your full home postcode, we compare deprivation for your small area with the typical area around schools in this district.
- Population, households, ethnicity and age
- Census figures for the local council area — not your street or this postcode district alone.
- Crime figures
- Often a rough council-wide estimate, not police records for your postcode. Badges compare to the national average when we have recorded data.
Using this page
Using this page
Tools on this page for narrowing schools and understanding distances.
- Distance filter
- Controls which schools appear in the list — 1, 1.5, 2 or 3 miles, or every school in this district. Not an admissions catchment.
- About these figures
- School and Ofsted data from official releases. The area overview splits postcode-district figures from wider council context, with dates at the bottom of that panel.