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EnglandEast of EnglandLutonLU3 2NXNorton Road Primary School
Primary

Norton Road Primary School

Primary

Luton · Luton · LU3 2NX www.nortonroadprimaryschool.co.uk

Pupils
356
cap. 420
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
43%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
356
Pupils · 2024/25
56%
EAL · 2024/25
26%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
43%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
356
Pupils · 2024/25
56%
EAL · 2024/25
26%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 26/03/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLuton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Norton Road Primary School · Primary · Luton

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
43%
-22pp
65%54%43%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 43%
RWM higher standard
9%
+3pp
9%7%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
65%
Reading higher standard
19%
Writing expected standard
67%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
56%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
76%
SPAG expected standard
67%
SPAG higher standard
22%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
356
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
56%
FSM eligible
35%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
26%

Contact

Address
Norton Road, Luton, LU3 2NX
Local authority
Luton
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2543%9%65%19%67%13%56%22%76%67%102.0101.0103.017%356
2023/2465%6%78%15%70%11%74%39%83%80%104.0106.0107.018%370
2022/2349%5%65%25%63%5%68%28%77%74%104.0104.0106.0-2.00-2.10-0.9020%369
2018/1961%5%71%25%77%16%77%23%75%86%105.0106.0110.0-0.80-0.50-0.8022%401
2017/1846%7%52%15%63%13%67%15%65%63%104.0106.0108.0-3.30-3.10-2.2017%391
2016/1761%5%66%30%82%13%79%20%82%86%104.0104.0109.0+0.00+1.00+1.0020%403

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2535622.817%56%35%7%26%
2023/2437025.318%58%34%6%17%
2022/2336925.220%56%37%7%20%
2021/2237325.212%58%36%8%29%
2020/2138422.115%63%38%
2018/1940122%60%32%4%8%
2017/1839121.317%62%35%5%10%
2016/1740319.820%63%38%5%11%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.