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Hillborough Infant and Nursery School

  • 3–7Ages
  • 296Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 109581URN

Hillborough Road, Luton, LU1 5EZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodApr 2017
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.0per place
close to Luton median (2.0)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Luton

184 applications for 90 places · 19th of 38 in Luton

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodApr 2017
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

Inspection history

  1. 25 May 2023
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
  2. 20 April 2017
    Graded inspection: 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
2.0applications per place, Reception
close to Luton median (2.0) close to England median (2.2)

184 applications · 90 places offered · 89 named it first

  1. 2026 2.0; Luton median median 2.0
  2. 2025 2.2; Luton median median 1.9
  3. 2024 2.4; Luton median median 2.0
  4. 2023 2.1; Luton median median 2.0
  5. 2022 2.3; Luton median median 2.1
  6. 2021 2.3; Luton median median 1.9
  7. 2020 2.5; Luton median median 2.1
  8. 2019 2.3; Luton median median 2.0
  9. 2018 2.9; Luton median median 2.0
  10. 2017 3.2; Luton median median 2.0
  11. 2016 3.3; Luton median median 2.3
  12. 2015 3.5; Luton median median 2.1
  13. 2014 2.8; Luton median median 2.3
More applications per place than the Luton median in 13 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • Luton 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 2026901842.0890.99
Sep 2025891982.2951.07
Sep 2024902122.4951.06
Sep 2023901932.1890.99
Sep 2022902042.3941.04
Sep 2021902042.31021.13
Sep 2020902232.51171.30
Sep 2019902072.3961.07
Sep 2018902602.91231.37
Sep 2017892853.21191.34
Sep 2016892933.31261.42
Sep 2015893083.51411.58
Sep 2014902522.81341.49

Schools nearby

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

  • 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
109581 · 821/2274
Capacity
270 pupils · 296 on roll
Free school meals
18.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Address
Hillborough Road, Luton, LU1 5EZ
Local authority
Luton

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