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Houghton Regis Primary School

Central Bedfordshire, LU5 5DHPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
1 Good · 4 Requires improvement
Jul 2025
KS2 Results
59%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Applications / places
1.3×
Applications exceeded published places
56 1st-choice / 44 places
Ranking
#8,141
of 13,686 nationally

About Houghton Regis Primary School

Houghton Regis Primary School is a state-funded primary school in Central Bedfordshire, East of England, for pupils aged 3 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 398 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 315.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Requires Improvement (15 Jul 2025). 59% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2023/24. admissions data records 56 first-preference applications for 44 published places for 2025/26.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressSt Michael's Avenue, Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 5DH
HeadteacherRajneet Parmar
Local AuthorityCentral Bedfordshire
Number of Pupils398
Free School Meals (FSM)18.1%
School Capacity398 / 315 (126% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

15 Jul 2025
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Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal Development
Requires improvement
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Requires improvement

State-funded school inspections stopped receiving a single overall grade from September 2024. Renewed inspections from November 2025 use report cards with separate five-point grades that are not directly comparable with the old scale.

Source: Ofsted, 16 Sept 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

Source: houghtonregisprimary.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Houghton Regis Primary School has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report for the findings and subsequent monitoring.