Pirton Hill 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 🔒
Pirton Hill Primary School is a primary school in Luton for ages 4–11 (community school). Luton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Pirton Hill 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
- 35.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 24.5% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Luton.
- There were 38 first-choice applications for 42 offers for Reception 2026, and every first-choice family was offered a place; 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The school has 18.7 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 22.4 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
- Butely Road, Luton, LU4 9EX
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Luton
- Pupils on roll
- 392 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 20 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy their learning within the school’s nurturing ethos.”
- “Leaders and staff provide a calm and harmonious environment where pupils feel safe and behave well.”
- “Pupils understand the high expectations leaders have of them and develop positive habits for successful learning.”
To improve
- “However, pupils’ achievement in writing is not as well established because gaps in spelling and handwriting are not yet fully secured for all pupils.”
- “For example, work to improve writing is underway and having a positive impact in the Reception Year and key stage 1, but this is not yet fully established across all year groups.”
- “However, assessment is inconsistent.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 March 2026 (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) | 54% | 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: 38 first-preference applications, 42 offers in total, 38 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.
- Leagrave Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Southfield Primary Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Parklea Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Ferrars Junior School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Ferrars Academy 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Waulud Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chantry Primary Academy 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published