Warden Hill Junior School

LutonCommunity school

Birdsfoot Lane, Luton, LU3 2DN

Headteacher: Mrs Rebecca LightfootSchool website ↗Pupils: 425 (capacity: 450)
Ofsted inspected
Inspected June 2025
53%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected June 2025

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 17 June 2025Full report ↗

Not rated

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Good
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
53.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
3.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 84%·Writing 62%·Maths 72%All three 53%
Reading
Expected84%
Exceeding29%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected62%
Exceeding4%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected72%
Exceeding16%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
26.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
62.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
20.0%
Boys and girls
51%girls·49%boys
215 girls, 210 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 76% (2017/18), currently 53%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1659.0%1.0%-0.3-0.7-1.5
2016/1759.0%13.0%-1.9+1.8-1.2
2017/1876.0%15.0%-0.9+1.5+0.8
2018/1973.0%19.0%+1.4+3.0+1.7
2022/2363.0%7.0%+3.4+1.8+3.0
2023/2457.0%5.0%---
2024/2553.0%3.0%---
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