William Austin Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–7 · Luton
William Austin Infant School is a primary school in Luton for ages 5–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 16 October 2024. Luton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Culverhouse Road, Luton, LU3 1PZ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Luton
- Pupils on roll
- 313 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 16 October 2024
Strengths
- “The school’s core values of happiness, caring and respect are woven through everything pupils do at William Austin Infant School.”
- “Pupils arrive promptly each day, keen to learn and play in the school’s stimulating environments.”
- “Adults have high expectations and pupils rise to these.”
To improve
- “Curriculum leaders in these subjects are still developing the way they use it to identify and make improvements to the curriculum.”
- “As a result, pupils do not always learn as well as the school would like them to.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 95 first-preference applications, 100 offers in total, 95 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.
- William Austin Junior School 0.0 mi School remains Good
- Icknield Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- River Bank Primary School 0.6 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Denbigh Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bushmead Primary & Nursery School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Norton Road Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Warden Hill Junior School 0.9 mi Not judged