Community school · Central Bedfordshire

Slip End Village School

3–11Ages
112Pupils
PrimaryPhase
109440URN

Ross Way, Slip End, Luton, LU1 4DD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.4 below Central Bedfordshire median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Central Bedfordshire

38 applications for 22 places · 59th of 82 in Central Bedfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Central Bedfordshire 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 10 December 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Central Bedfordshire median (2.1) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

38 applications · 22 places offered · 19 named it first

2026 1.7; Central Bedfordshire median median 2.1
2025 1.9; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.9
2024 2.2; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2023 1.8; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2022 1.9; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
2021 1.7; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
2020 2.3; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2019 1.7; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2018 2.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2017 2.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2016 1.8; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2015 1.7; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
2014 1.6; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.6

This school
Central Bedfordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	22	38	1.7	19	0.86
Sep 2025	12	23	1.9	10	0.83
Sep 2024	11	24	2.2	11	1.00
Sep 2023	17	30	1.8	15	0.88
Sep 2022	16	31	1.9	16	1.00
Sep 2021	20	33	1.7	20	1.00
Sep 2020	24	55	2.3	28	1.17
Sep 2019	23	38	1.7	22	0.96
Sep 2018	18	43	2.4	15	0.83
Sep 2017	24	57	2.4	27	1.13
Sep 2016	24	44	1.8	29	1.21
Sep 2015	24	40	1.7	31	1.29
Sep 2014	18	28	1.6	18	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 75% · Maths 83% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%4th of 36 in Central Bedfordshire

Central Bedfordshire 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Central Bedfordshire 72% England 78%

Higher standard58%

Central Bedfordshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Central Bedfordshire 71% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Central Bedfordshire 0% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Central Bedfordshire 67% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Central Bedfordshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Central Bedfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	75%	8%	111	106
2023/24	74%	5%	107	104
2022/23	39%	0%	100	99

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Slip End Village SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Caddington Village School
1.7 km · Central Bedfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.1applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School
2.2 km · Luton

2026

1.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Farley Junior Academy
2.3 km · Luton

Outstanding2024

64%met the SATs standard
Hillborough Junior School
2.4 km · Luton

Outstanding2023

87%met the SATs standard
Hillborough Infant and Nursery School
2.4 km · Luton

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place
Tennyson Road Primary School
2.4 km · Luton

Outstanding2024

2.6applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Cutenhoe Hill Primary School
2.6 km · Luton

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Whipperley Infant Academy
2.7 km · Luton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 109440 · 823/2032
Capacity: 184 pupils · 112 on roll
Free school meals: 19.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Ross Way, Slip End, Luton, LU1 4DD
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources