Downside Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Luton
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Luton Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Downside Primary School is a primary school in Luton for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 6 November 2024. Luton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Downside Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 26 of the 38 other Luton primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- There were 126 first-choice applications for 133 offers for Reception 2026; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 14% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The school has 1,015 pupils on roll in January 2026 and 23.6 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.6 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Luton.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Luton schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Chaul End Lane, Luton, LU4 8EZ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Luton
- Pupils on roll
- 1,015 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 6 November 2024
Strengths
- “They make excellent progress from their starting points.”
- “Downside is a large and inclusive school where pupils are happy and feel safe.”
- “Pupils fully understand the routines of the school day and the high expectations of them.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 December 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 79% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 126 first-preference applications, 133 offers in total, 126 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Luton.
- Foxdell Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Beechwood Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Maidenhall Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Norton Road Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Denbigh Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Leagrave Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Beech Hill Community Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published