Harlington Lower School

Primary school in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire. Good (Dec 2023).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 5 December 2023, report published 22 January 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
Area	Grade
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
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 December 2027

The last inspection was in December 2023. 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 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

1.1 milesWestoning Lower School
Primary, Bedford, Central Bedfordshire
School remains Good (Jun 2024)
2.0 milesSundon Lower School
Primary, Luton, Central Bedfordshire
School remains Good (Jul 2024)
2.2 milesToddington St George Church of England School
Primary, Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire
Good (Nov 2022)
2.3 milesFlitwick Lower School
Primary, Bedford, Central Bedfordshire
School remains Good (Apr 2023)
2.6 milesKingsmoor Lower School
Primary, Bedford, Central Bedfordshire
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Jan 2025)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.