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EnglandEast of EnglandLutonLU3 1UAWilliam Austin Junior School
Primary

William Austin Junior School

Primary

Luton · Luton · LU3 1UA www.william-austin.com

Pupils
540
cap. 600
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
540
Pupils · 2024/25
42%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
540
Pupils · 2024/25
42%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 30/11/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLuton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of William Austin Junior School · Primary · Luton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
71%
+7pp
71%63%55%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 71%
RWM higher standard
10%
+5pp
10%7%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
26%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
86%
SPAG higher standard
46%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
540
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
42%
FSM eligible
30%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Austin Road, Luton, LU3 1UA
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
2024/2571%10%81%33%80%13%82%26%85%86%106.0105.0108.016%540
2023/2464%5%78%22%70%11%80%21%80%78%105.0105.0106.015%568
2022/2361%7%75%28%68%10%78%17%82%77%105.0104.0106.0-1.90-2.10-1.9024%543
2018/1955%8%65%22%76%19%71%21%77%81%103.0103.0107.0-3.10-1.90-3.2023%599
2017/1860%3%72%21%80%8%72%20%79%81%104.0103.0106.0-2.90-3.50-3.2021%595
2016/1736%1%50%7%53%1%69%22%71%76%99.0103.0104.0-6.70-6.20-3.0018%596

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
2024/2554027.016%42%30%5%12%
2023/2456827.315%39%30%6%11%
2022/2354323.824%38%30%7%22%
2021/2257525.227%46%27%8%26%
2020/2158124.828%60%23%
2018/1959922.123%79%20%5%9%
2017/1859522.021%90%23%5%13%
2016/1759621.818%87%26%5%9%

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