1
Tennyson Road Primary School
Luton • Bedfordshire • LU1 3RS
1
1 Jul 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Luton
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2018)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the district of Luton. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
46
Outstanding
7
Good
36
Median inspection year
2018
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 16% · G: 82% · RI: 0% · I: 2%
2
Farley Junior Academy
Luton • Bedfordshire • LU1 5JF
1
10 Mar 2024
3
Hillborough Junior School
Luton • Bedfordshire • LU1 5EZ
1
14 Jan 2024
4
Leagrave Primary School
Luton • Bedfordshire • LU4 9ND
1
21 Jan 2019
5
Denbigh Primary School
Luton • Bedfordshire • LU3 1NS
1
13 Jan 2019
6
Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre
Luton • Bedfordshire • LU2 8AH
1
30 Mar 2017
7
Crawley Green Infant School
Luton • Bedfordshire • LU2 0RW
1
25 Jun 2013
8
The Linden Academy
Luton • Bedfordshire • LU1 3HJ
2
15 Jul 2024
9
Norton Road Primary School
Luton • Bedfordshire • LU3 2NX
2
13 May 2024
10
Parklea Primary School
Luton • Bedfordshire • LU3 3EW
2
24 Mar 2024
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- St Matthew's Primary School 2 • Oct 2023
- Southfield Primary Academy 2 • Jul 2023
- Bushmead Primary & Nursery School 2 • Jul 2023
- Bramingham Primary School 2 • May 2023
- Pirton Hill Primary School 2 • Jun 2022
- St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School 2 • Mar 2022
- Maidenhall Primary School 2 • Jan 2022
- Beech Hill Community Primary School 2 • Nov 2021
- River Bank Primary School 2 • Nov 2019
- Beechwood Primary School 2 • Oct 2019