Ardley Hill Academy
Primary schoolArdley Hill Academy is a primary school in Central Bedfordshire, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 422 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), July 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 16 July 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 60% of pupils at Ardley Hill Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 50% in Central Bedfordshire and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Central Bedfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 50% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 3% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 103 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Watling Lower SchoolPrimary. Some aspects not as strong, December 2024440 m
- Lark Rise AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)710 m
- Queensbury AcademySecondary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 41.4 (2025/26, provisional)850 m
- Priory AcademyAll-through. School remains Good, April 2023. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)900 m
- St. Augustine's AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, June 2024. 32% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Dunstable Icknield Lower SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), November 2023, before the school changed1.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Central Bedfordshire
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).