Watling Lower School
Primary school in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire. Some aspects not as strong (Dec 2024).
Latest inspection: ungraded
Inspected 18 December 2024, report published 23 January 2025.
This inspection was given to Watling Lower School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Watling Lower School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Some aspects not as strong
An ungraded inspection is a shorter visit to check that a school is still at the grade it was given at its last full inspection. It doesn’t award a new grade. The full inspection it refers to was before September 2019, so it isn’t in Ofsted’s current data. More about ungraded inspections.
Next inspection: around December 2028
The last inspection was in December 2024. 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
- 0.3 milesArdley Hill Academy
Good (Jul 2024)
- 0.4 milesDunstable Icknield Lower School
Requires improvement (Nov 2023)
- 0.5 milesLark Rise Academy
No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Mar 2025)
- 0.6 milesAshton St Peter's VA C of E School
Report card, Apr 2026: 1 strong, 6 expected
- 0.7 milesSt. Augustine's Academy
School remains Good (Jun 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.