Houstone School

Free schools · Secondary school · Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire

LU5 5PX

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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026

Composite score ?

57.6

Simplified comparison — how this is calculated. A higher score doesn’t mean a better school for every child.

#1,489

National rank

#164

In East of England

In Central Bedfordshire

Top 48%

Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score ?

46.1

National avg ≈ 46

Progress 8 score ?

—

Why no data?

% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths ?

56%

% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths ?

77%

% EBacc grade 5+ ?

10%

EBacc average points score

4.16

Attainment 8 (year-on-year) 32.7 → 46.1 ▲ 13.4 pts

School profile

Pupils on roll 657 % FSM ever-6 29.4% % EAL 34.2% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed Religious character

Official sources

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Location

Nearby secondary schools

All Saints Academy Dunstable Dunstable · 1.6 mi 46.1 Priory Academy Dunstable · 2.1 mi 57.8 Queensbury Academy Dunstable · 2.6 mi 50.0 Manshead Church of England Academy Luton · 2.7 mi 53.8 Harlington Upper School Dunstable · 3.8 mi 59.7 Vandyke Upper School Leighton Buzzard · 6.0 mi 60.2 Cedars Upper School Leighton Buzzard · 7.2 mi 60.6 Redborne Upper School and Community College Bedford · 7.3 mi 58.2