Whipperley Infant Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–7 · Luton
Whipperley Infant Academy is a primary school in Luton for ages 4–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 17 June 2025. Luton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Whipperley Ring, Farley Hill, Luton, LU1 5QY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Luton
- Pupils on roll
- 241 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 17 June 2025
Strengths
- “Whipperley Infant School provides a nurturing environment where pupils flourish.”
- “The school’s only rule, ‘being kind’, sits at the heart of everything they do.”
- “From the start of children’s time in the early years, the school helps them to develop confidence and independence.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 July 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 78 first-preference applications, 88 offers in total, 78 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.
- St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Farley Junior Academy 0.4 mi Outstanding
- Foxdell Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Dallow Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hillborough Infant and Nursery School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hillborough Junior School 0.7 mi Outstanding
- Beech Hill Community Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Maidenhall Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published