OFSTED
22 January 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
1 October 2019
Graded inspection
Good
Published
1 November 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Luton
Trust
ACTIVE EDUCATION ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
793
793 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
423
53.3% of pupils
Male pupils
370
46.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.3 pts
below England
School
23.5%
Luton
27.3%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
42.6 pts
above England
School
62.9%
Luton
49.4%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Luton
0.6%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Bangladeshi
32.7%
259
Pakistani
27.4%
217
Any other White background
8.3%
66
Any other Asian background
7.9%
63
African
6.1%
48
Indian
6.1%
48
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
17.5%
139 of
793 pupils
3.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
78.0%
17.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
85.0%
Reading
11.2 pts above England
School
85.0%
Luton
75.2%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
82.0%
Writing
11.7 pts above England
School
82.0%
Luton
70.8%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
93.0%
Maths
21.0 pts above England
School
93.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.52%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.30 pts
higher than
England
School
6.52%
Luton
6.08%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
18.05%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.24 pts
higher than
England
School
18.05%
Luton
16.56%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.57%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.23 pts
lower than
England
School
0.57%
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
94.4%
6.2 pts
above England
River Bank Primary School
94.4%
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.