What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Full 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 entryFaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.4; Luton median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2025 1.4; Luton median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2024 1.5; Luton median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2023 1.5; Luton median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2022 1.5; Luton median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2021 1.3; Luton median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2020 1.5; Luton median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2019 1.5; Luton median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2018 1.5; Luton median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2017 1.6; Luton median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2016 1.8; Luton median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2015 2.0; Luton median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2014 1.7; Luton median median 2.3; as the previous school
- This school
- Luton median
Dashed bars: as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 109635), St Joseph's RC Infant School (URN 109636), the previous school.
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 * | 67 | 93 | 1.4 | 64 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2025 * | 74 | 105 | 1.4 | 73 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2024 * | 90 | 131 | 1.5 | 87 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2023 * | 78 | 119 | 1.5 | 76 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2022 * | 82 | 123 | 1.5 | 82 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 * | 96 | 129 | 1.3 | 96 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 * | 114 | 166 | 1.5 | 112 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2019 * | 108 | 160 | 1.5 | 108 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 * | 118 | 180 | 1.5 | 113 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2017 * | 112 | 179 | 1.6 | 108 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2016 * | 120 | 215 | 1.8 | 133 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2015 * | 120 | 240 | 2.0 | 150 | 1.25 |
| Sep 2014 * | 118 | 199 | 1.7 | 120 | 1.02 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good2023
- 0.2 km · LutonGood20242.1applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · LutonStandards maintained20252.0applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · LutonRemains Good20232.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · LutonRemains Good202271%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · LutonStandards maintained20243.1applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · LutonStandards maintained20242.0applications per place
- 1.1 km · LutonRemains Good20241.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · Luton20262.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 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
- 151960 · 821/3356
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 750 pupils
- Opened
- 1 March 2026
- Replaced
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 109635); St Joseph's RC Infant School (URN 109636)
- Address
- Gardenia Avenue, Luton, LU3 2NS
- Local authority
- Luton
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources