Best Primary Schools in Luton

We checked all 54 primary schools in Luton and list every one: 41 ranked, then 13 without a rank.

Schools checked
54
Ranked
41
Without a rank
13

Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Luton. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Luton also has 18 secondary schools, ranked on GCSE results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Luton.

Ranked primary schools in Luton

  1. Rank 1

    Leagrave Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 457 pupils, inspected December 2018

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    91%
    Higher standard
    22%
  2. Rank 2

    Hillborough Junior School

    Local authority maintained, 358 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    87%
    Higher standard
    23%
  3. Rank 3

    Denbigh Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 610 pupils, inspected November 2018

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    82%
    Higher standard
    8%
  4. Rank 4

    Tennyson Road Primary School

    Academy, 724 pupils, inspected June 2024

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    80%
    Higher standard
    5%
  5. Rank 5

    Downside Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 1,015 pupils, inspected May 2015

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    79%
    Higher standard
    14%
  6. Rank 6

    Chantry Primary Academy

    Academy, 631 pupils, inspected February 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    79%
    Higher standard
    18%
  7. Rank 7

    Farley Junior Academy

    Academy, 334 pupils, inspected January 2024

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    64%
    Higher standard
    10%
  8. Rank 8

    The Meads Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 513 pupils, inspected September 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    75%
    Higher standard
    8%
  9. Rank 9

    Putteridge Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 607 pupils, inspected May 2015

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    76%
    Higher standard
    11%
  10. Rank 10

    Slip End Village School

    Local authority maintained, 112 pupils, inspected December 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    75%
    Higher standard
    8%
  11. Rank 11

    River Bank Primary School

    Free school, 793 pupils, inspected October 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    78%
    Higher standard
    7%
  12. Rank 12

    St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School

    Academy, 421 pupils, inspected February 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    75%
    Higher standard
    13%
  13. Rank 13

    Cutenhoe Hill Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 360 pupils, inspected February 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    69%
    Higher standard
    13%
  14. Rank 14

    Waulud Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 446 pupils, inspected November 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    77%
    Higher standard
    13%
  15. Rank 15

    Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 68 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    67%
    Higher standard
    33%
  16. Rank 16

    Icknield Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 612 pupils, inspected January 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    68%
    Higher standard
    10%
  17. Rank 17

    William Austin Junior School

    Local authority maintained, 498 pupils, inspected May 2016

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    71%
    Higher standard
    10%
  18. Rank 18

    Someries Junior School

    Local authority maintained, 238 pupils, inspected November 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    67%
    Higher standard
    7%
  19. Rank 19

    Stopsley Community Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 479 pupils, inspected November 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    73%
    Higher standard
    6%
  20. Rank 20

    St Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Academy, 229 pupils, inspected April 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    62%
    Higher standard
    14%
  21. Rank 21

    Ramridge Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 472 pupils, inspected June 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    56%
    Higher standard
    10%
  22. Rank 22

    Parklea Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 547 pupils, inspected February 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    69%
    Higher standard
    9%
  23. Rank 23

    Southfield Primary Academy

    Academy, 405 pupils, inspected June 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    72%
    Higher standard
    3%
  24. Rank 24

    St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School

    Academy, 377 pupils, inspected December 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    66%
    Higher standard
    2%
  25. Rank 25

    Bramingham Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 401 pupils, inspected March 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    73%
    Higher standard
    6%
  26. Rank 26

    Foxdell Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 517 pupils, inspected January 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    66%
    Higher standard
    0%
  27. Rank 27

    Caddington Village School

    Local authority maintained, 277 pupils, inspected December 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    62%
    Higher standard
    10%
  28. Rank 28

    Whitefield Primary Academy

    Academy, 422 pupils, inspected February 2016

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    66%
    Higher standard
    5%
  29. Rank 29

    Maidenhall Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 628 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    67%
    Higher standard
    1%
  30. Rank 30

    The Linden Academy

    Free school, 427 pupils, inspected June 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    64%
    Higher standard
    7%
  31. Rank 31

    Bushmead Primary & Nursery School

    Local authority maintained, 720 pupils, inspected May 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    60%
    Higher standard
    1%
  32. Rank 32

    Ferrars Junior School

    Academy, 350 pupils, inspected January 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    55%
    Higher standard
    5%
  33. Rank 33

    Beechwood Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 873 pupils, inspected September 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    46%
    Higher standard
    3%
  34. Rank 34

    Dallow Primary School

    Academy, 605 pupils, inspected June 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    63%
    Higher standard
    1%
  35. Rank 35

    Wigmore Primary

    Local authority maintained, 597 pupils, inspected July 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    58%
    Higher standard
    1%
  36. Rank 36

    St Matthew's Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 884 pupils, inspected September 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    57%
    Higher standard
    1%
  37. Rank 37

    Norton Road Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 347 pupils, inspected March 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    43%
    Higher standard
    9%
  38. Rank 38

    Warden Hill Junior School

    Local authority maintained, 418 pupils, inspected June 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    53%
    Higher standard
    3%
  39. Rank 39

    Beech Hill Community Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 888 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    58%
    Higher standard
    0%
  40. Rank 40

    Pirton Hill Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 392 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Expected standard
    54%
    Higher standard
    2%
  41. Rank 41

    Wenlock CofE Academy

    Academy, 311 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to strong standard
    Expected standard
    30%
    Higher standard
    1%

Primary schools in Luton without a rank