The Vale Academy
Primary school in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire. No overall grade. Quality of education good (Jun 2025).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 3 June 2025, report published 13 July 2025, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
No overall grade. From September 2024 Ofsted stopped giving one, but still graded each area.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around June 2029
The last inspection was in June 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.2 milesHadrian Academy
School remains Good (Sep 2023)
- 0.5 milesSt Christophers Academy
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Feb 2025)
- 0.6 milesChantry Primary Academy
School remains Good (Jun 2023)
- 0.8 milesSouthfield Primary Academy
Good (Jun 2023)
- 0.8 milesSt Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School
School remains Good (Jul 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.