Whitefield Primary Academy
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 🔒
Whitefield Primary Academy is a primary school in Luton for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 24 May 2023. Luton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Whitefield Primary 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
- Of its pupils, 42.9% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 24.5% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Luton.
- Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, as at 26 of the 38 other Luton primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 30 first-choice applications for 32 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 5% 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
- Stockholm Way, Luton, LU3 3SS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Luton
- Pupils on roll
- 422 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 24 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils happily attend Whitefield Primary Academy.”
- “They are kind, friendly and welcoming to visitors.”
- “These help pupils to be respectful and become well-rounded individuals.”
To improve
- “In the meantime, while these plans become established, a few teachers do not have secure subject knowledge.”
- “This means that they cannot explain all tasks clearly, and occasionally, pupils are not able to complete some activities quickly and with clarity about what they are learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 July 2023 (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: 30 first-preference applications, 32 offers in total, 30 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.
- Parklea Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Waulud Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Meads Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bramingham Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Pirton Hill Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Beechwood Primary School 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Warden Hill Junior School 1.4 mi Not judged
- Warden Hill Infant Academy 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published