Southfield Primary Academy | Primary in Luton | Ofsted & DfE

72%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

425

Pupils · 2024/25

59%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

72%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

425

Pupils · 2024/25

59%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

72%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

425

Pupils · 2024/25

59%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 06/06/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityLuton

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio22.4:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Southfield Primary Academy · Primary · Luton

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard

72%

-4pp

76%63%49%

'23'24'25

'25 · 72%

RWM higher standard

+3pp

5%3%0%

'23'24'25

'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

84%

Reading higher standard

29%

Writing expected standard

79%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

79%

Maths higher standard

33%

Science expected standard

81%

SPAG expected standard

81%

SPAG higher standard

34%

Reading scaled score

106.0

Maths scaled score

105.0

GPS scaled score

107.0

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

425

Pupil : teacher ratio

22.4

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

59%

FSM eligible

33%

SEN

28%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Pastures Way, Luton, LU4 0PE

Local authority

Luton

Website

www.southfieldprimaryacademy.co.uk

Telephone

01582604876

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	72%	3%	84%	29%	79%	5%	79%	33%	81%	81%	106.0	105.0	107.0	—	—	—	28%	425
2023/24	76%	0%	98%	48%	76%	0%	95%	33%	88%	98%	110.0	108.0	111.0	—	—	—	22%	411
2022/23	49%	5%	70%	17%	73%	14%	57%	14%	79%	68%	103.0	101.0	103.0	+1.10	+1.90	-0.40	24%	397

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	425	26.4	28%	59%	33%	4%	8%
2023/24	411	24.1	22%	58%	32%	4%	8%
2022/23	397	24.8	24%	44%	35%	6%	12%
2021/22	383	24.0	25%	38%	36%	6%	16%
2020/21	348	19.6	25%	38%	32%	—	—
2018/19	374	—	22%	40%	35%	4%	9%