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Tennyson Road Primary School

4–11Ages
724Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147376URN

Tennyson Road, Luton, LU1 3RS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.6 above Luton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

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236 applications for 90 places · 7th of 38 in Luton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Luton 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 4 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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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

2.6applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Luton median (2.0) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

236 applications · 90 places offered · 113 named it first

2026 2.6; Luton median median 2.0
2025 2.9; Luton median median 1.9
2024 2.7; Luton median median 2.0
2023 2.5; Luton median median 2.0
2022 2.0; Luton median median 2.1
2021 1.8; Luton median median 1.9
2020 2.0; Luton median median 2.1
2019 2.3; Luton median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 2.7; Luton median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 2.5; Luton median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.3; Luton median median 2.3; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Luton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Luton median median 2.3; as the previous school

This school
Luton median

Dashed bars: as Tennyson Road Primary School (URN 109557), the previous school.

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	90	236	2.6	113	1.26
Sep 2025	89	261	2.9	137	1.54
Sep 2024	88	239	2.7	113	1.28
Sep 2023	89	219	2.5	109	1.22
Sep 2022	120	238	2.0	128	1.07
Sep 2021	119	211	1.8	118	0.99
Sep 2020	120	237	2.0	130	1.08
Sep 2019 *	90	207	2.3	104	1.16
Sep 2018 *	89	237	2.7	120	1.35
Sep 2017 *	87	218	2.5	97	1.11
Sep 2016 *	89	208	2.3	95	1.07
Sep 2015 *	90	205	2.3	88	0.98
Sep 2014 *	86	172	2.0	71	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 94% · Maths 90% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%4th of 37 in Luton

Luton 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Luton 81% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Luton 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard94%

Luton 75% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Luton 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Luton 79% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Luton 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Luton median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	80%	5%	106	107
2023/24	91%	7%	110	108
2022/23	87%	10%	108	106

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

Tennyson Road Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

2.6applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Hillborough Junior School
0.6 km · Luton

Outstanding2023

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

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place
Cutenhoe Hill Primary School
0.7 km · Luton

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
The Linden Academy
0.9 km · Luton

Good2024

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Farley Junior Academy
1.1 km · Luton

Outstanding2024

64%met the SATs standard
Dallow Primary School
1.5 km · Luton

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Luton

2026

1.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Whipperley Infant Academy
1.7 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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147376 · 821/2249
Trust: Tennyson Learning Community
Capacity: 750 pupils · 724 on roll
Free school meals: 31.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2019
Replaced: Tennyson Road Primary School (URN 109557)
Address: Tennyson Road, Luton, LU1 3RS
Local authority: Luton

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