St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · 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 🔒
St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Luton for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 4 July 2024. Luton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
St Martin De Porres Catholic 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
- Reception 2026 drew 49 first-choice applications for 49 offers, 1.0 per offer and the 9th highest of 37 Luton primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026, 10 of the 82 applications (12%) came from families living outside Luton, and 7 offers went to them.
- The free school meals figure is 13% of pupils, against a middle figure of 24.3% 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
- Pastures Way, Luton, LU4 0PF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Luton
- Pupils on roll
- 377 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 4 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are notably happy at this school.”
- “They talk excitedly about how much they enjoy it here.”
- “There is a culture of respect.”
To improve
- “That said, in a few areas the school has not effectively identified and taught the most important content pupils need.”
- “In history, for instance, pupils know somewhat disconnected facts rather than having a web of connected knowledge.”
- “The school has begun to address this, but they have plenty to do to improve it as they wish.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 September 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) | 66% | 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: 49 first-preference applications, 49 offers in total, 49 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.
- Southfield Primary Academy 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Chantry Primary Academy 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ferrars Junior School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Ferrars Academy 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Leagrave Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Pirton Hill Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Beechwood Primary School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Downside Primary School 1.5 mi Improved significantly Last distance published