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EnglandEast of EnglandLutonLU3 1ESRiver Bank Primary School
Primary

River Bank Primary School

Primary

Luton · Luton · LU3 1ES www.riverbankprimary.org

Pupils
769
cap. 840
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
769
Pupils · 2024/25
63%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
769
Pupils · 2024/25
63%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 01/10/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLuton
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of River Bank Primary School · Primary · Luton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
78%
+1pp
78%70%62%
'23'24'25
'25 · 78%
RWM higher standard
7%
+1pp
7%5%3%
'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
85%
Reading higher standard
37%
Writing expected standard
82%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
93%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
78%
SPAG expected standard
88%
SPAG higher standard
43%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
769
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
63%
FSM eligible
26%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Bath Road, Luton, LU3 1ES
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
2024/2578%7%85%37%82%13%93%33%78%88%108.0108.0109.017%769
2023/2477%6%88%33%81%13%92%26%83%85%107.0106.0108.022%736
2022/2362%3%80%30%73%6%83%14%78%87%106.0104.0107.0+0.20-1.30-0.7022%708
2018/19Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published14%556
2017/18Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published11%441
2016/17Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published6%355

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
2024/2576922.517%63%26%7%18%
2023/2473621.222%66%27%6%19%
2022/2370821.522%69%30%8%28%
2021/2271924.314%74%28%8%27%
2020/2170323.413%77%26%
2018/1955625.514%62%20%5%10%
2017/1844130.511%79%20%4%8%
2016/1735523.76%83%20%6%13%

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