Chalton Lower School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–9 · Luton, Central Bedfordshire
Chalton Lower School is a primary school in Luton, Central Bedfordshire for ages 4–9 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 4 May 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- Luton Road, Chalton, Luton, LU4 9UJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–9
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 65 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 4 May 2023
Strengths
- “Chalton Lower School is a friendly, happy place to learn in.”
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
- “They look forward to the interesting activities that teachers plan for them.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, pupils are not confident at connecting their previous learning with new learning.”
- “In these subjects, teachers do not consistently revisit previous learning to ensure that pupils have understood the key concepts.”
- “In some classes, pupils with complex needs are not as well supported as others.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 12 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 11 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Central Bedfordshire.
- Thornhill Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged
- Lime Tree Primary Academy 1.1 mi Good
- Sundon Lower School 1.3 mi School remains Good
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good
- Tithe Farm Primary School 1.4 mi Not judged
- Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy 1.7 mi Not judged
- Houghton Regis Primary School 1.9 mi Not judged
- The Vale Academy 2.2 mi Not judged