The Linden Academy
Primary · Free schools · 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 🔒
The Linden Academy is a primary school in Luton for ages 4–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 18 June 2024. Luton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
The Linden Academy 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.
- For Reception in 2026, there were 45 first-choice applications for 56 offers, 0.8 first choices per offer, the 2nd lowest of 37 Luton primary schools.
- The school has 16.4 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Luton is 21.
- In 2024/25, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Osborne Road, Luton, LU1 3HJ
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Luton
- Pupils on roll
- 427 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 18 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at this school are very well cared for by their teachers and other adults.”
- “Relationships are consistently calm, kind and respectful.”
- “Pupils are happy to work and play together.”
To improve
- “While pupils’ outcomes in national assessments and tests have not always been as strong as they should be, pupils are now doing well.”
- “However, some subject leaders do not always spot exactly which teachers or pupils need further support.”
- “They sometimes do not make the right changes as quickly as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 July 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) | 64% | 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: 45 first-preference applications, 56 offers in total, 45 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.
- Cutenhoe Hill Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Tennyson Road Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Crawley Green Infant School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Wenlock CofE Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Hillborough Infant and Nursery School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hillborough Junior School 0.9 mi Outstanding
- St Matthew's Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Farley Junior Academy 1.2 mi Outstanding