SCHOOL PROFILE

Wenlock CofE Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 149542
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 360 Published school capacity
Capacity used 86.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

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

Previous Ofsted activity

24 November 2021
Graded inspection Inadequate
Published 7 February 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Luton
Trust DIOCESE OF ST ALBANS MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 311 311 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 162 52.1% of pupils
Male pupils 149 47.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

34.1%
9.3 pts above England
School 34.1%
Luton 27.3%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

36.3%
16.0 pts above England
School 36.3%
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.

White British
21.2%
66
Any other White background
15.8%
49
African
12.5%
39
Bangladeshi
10.6%
33
Pakistani
9.6%
30
Any other Mixed background
5.5%
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 28.3% 88 of 311 pupils
7.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 28.3%
Luton 19.8%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 23.8% 74 pupils
England 14.8% 9.0 pts above
EHC plans 4.5% 14 pupils
England 6.0% 1.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 29
Social, emotional & mental health 28
Moderate learning difficulty 12
No specialist assessment yet 7
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Specific learning difficulty 4

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

30.0% 30.4 pts below England
School 30.0%
Luton 63.3%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

65.0%

8.8 pts below England

School 65.0%
Luton 75.2%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

37.0%

33.3 pts below England

School 37.0%
Luton 70.8%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

46.0%

26.0 pts below England

School 46.0%
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

5.58%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.63 pts lower than England
School 5.58%
Luton 6.08%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

16.48%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.67 pts higher than England
School 16.48%
Luton 16.56%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.20%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.39 pts higher than England
School 2.20%
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

86.4% 1.8 pts below England
Wenlock CofE Academy
86.4%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information