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Houstone School
Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5PX
Year groups
Year 7–Year 11
Secondary
Pupils
765
On roll
Ages
11–16
Capacity 900
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Advantage Schools
Schola Grade 5
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About Houstone School
Houstone School is a secondary free school in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, for pupils aged 11–16 (Year 7–Year 11). It is part of Advantage Schools.
It has 765 pupils on roll and room for 900. Its Schola Grade is 5 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Free School · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 11
- Ages
- 11–16
- Official type
- Free schools
- Pupils on roll
- 765
- Capacity
- 900 pupils
- Free school meals
- 28.30% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Advantage Schools
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 149107
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