Hillborough Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–7 · Luton
Hillborough Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in Luton for ages 3–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 25 May 2023. Luton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Hillborough Road, Luton, LU1 5EZ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Luton
- Pupils on roll
- 296 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 25 May 2023
Strengths
- “Hillborough Infants is a welcoming school, where pupils feel like part of a family.”
- “Pupils are constantly kind and caring towards each other.”
- “They work together extremely well in lessons, such as when reading to each other or working on a joint computer project.”
To improve
- “Teachers occasionally set tasks that are too hard for pupils because they do not have the skills and knowledge they need.”
- “For example, writing tasks are sometimes too hard for some pupils who struggle to write legibly.”
- “Not all staff are confident yet in applying the new policy.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 89 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 80 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2025 to 2026, as Luton published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Luton.
- Hillborough Junior School 0.0 mi Outstanding
- Farley Junior Academy 0.3 mi Outstanding
- Tennyson Road Primary School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Dallow Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Whipperley Infant Academy 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cutenhoe Hill Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Linden Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published