SCHOOL PROFILE

Maidenhall Primary School

Primary Community school URN 109546
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 840 Published school capacity
Capacity used 74.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

24 March 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Strong standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

30 November 2021
Graded inspection Good
Published 23 January 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Luton
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 628 628 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 287 45.7% of pupils
Male pupils 341 54.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

22.1%
2.7 pts below England
School 22.1%
Luton 27.3%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

92.4%
72.1 pts above England
School 92.4%
Luton 49.4%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Luton 0.6%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Pakistani
57.3%
360
Bangladeshi
11.5%
72
Any other Mixed background
11.0%
69
Any other Asian background
9.2%
58
Any other White background
5.3%
33
Indian
2.7%
17
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 21.5% 135 of 628 pupils
0.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.5%
Luton 19.8%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.5% 97 pupils
England 14.8% 0.7 pts above
EHC plans 6.1% 38 pupils
England 6.0% 0.0 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
No specialist assessment yet 58
Speech, language & communication 45
Other difficulty or disability 8
Specific learning difficulty 7
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Moderate learning difficulty 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

67.0% 6.6 pts above England
School 67.0%
Luton 63.3%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

72.0%

1.8 pts below England

School 72.0%
Luton 75.2%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

75.0%

4.7 pts above England

School 75.0%
Luton 70.8%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

75.0%

3.0 pts above England

School 75.0%
Luton 74.7%
East of England 70.3%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.94%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.72 pts higher than England
School 6.94%
Luton 6.08%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

20.52%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.71 pts higher than England
School 20.52%
Luton 16.56%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.14%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.66 pts lower than England
School 1.14%
Luton 1.45%
East of England 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

74.8% 13.4 pts below England
Maidenhall Primary School
74.8%
Luton
93.1%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information