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Children in Luton
How children here are doing, from the 2-year check to the end of primary school, set against England as a whole.
Health and early years
At a glance
| Measure | Luton | England |
|---|---|---|
| On track in all five areas at the 2 to 2½ year review 2024/25 similar | 82.7% | 81.4% |
| Good level of development at the end of Reception 2024/25 lower | 64.0% | 68.3% |
| Phonics check met in Year 1 2024/25 similar | 78.5% | 79.8% |
| Reception children living with obesity 2024/25 similar | 10.6% | 10.5% |
| Year 6 children living with obesity 2024/25 higher | 25.5% | 22.2% |
| MMR first dose by age 2 2024/25 lower | 84.5% | 88.9% |
| MMR two doses by age 5 2024/25 lower | 77.2% | 83.7% |
| 5-year-olds with visible tooth decay 2023/24 higher | 35.9% | 22.4% |
| Babies breastfed at 6 to 8 weeks 2024/25 higher | 66.8% | 55.6% |
| Primary pupils persistently absent 2024/25 higher | 13.7% | 13.0% |
| Children in relative low-income families (under 16) 2024/25 higher | 31.7% | 19.8% |
“Higher” or “lower” means the difference from England is bigger than the margin of error; “similar” means it isn’t. These are figures for all children in the council area, not for any one school or child.
End of primary school
Year 6 reading, writing and maths
| Year | Luton | England |
|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 61% | 65% |
| 2021/22 | 61% | 59% |
| 2022/23 | 60% | 60% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 61% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 63% |
| 2025/26 | 63% | 63% |
Share of pupils in state-funded schools meeting the expected standard in all three. 2025/26 figures are provisional. There were no tests in 2019/20 or 2020/21.
Schools
Primary schools in Luton
46 schools
- Beech Hill Community Primary School Luton
- Beechwood Primary School Luton
- Bramingham Primary School Luton
- Bushmead Primary & Nursery School Luton
- Chantry Primary Academy Luton
- Crawley Green Infant School Luton
- Cutenhoe Hill Primary School ( Formerly Surrey Street) Luton
- Dallow Primary School Luton
- Denbigh Primary School Luton
- Downside Primary School Luton
- Farley Junior Academy Luton
- Ferrars Junior School Luton
- Foxdell Primary School Luton
- Hillborough Infant and Nursery School Luton
- Hillborough Junior School Luton
- Icknield Primary School Luton
- Leagrave Primary School Luton
- Maidenhall Primary School Luton
- Norton Road Primary School Luton
- Parklea Primary School Luton
- Pirton Hill Primary School Luton
- Putteridge Primary School Luton
- Ramridge Primary School Luton
- River Bank Primary School Luton
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Luton
- Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre Luton
- Someries Junior School Luton
- Southfield Primary Academy Luton
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Luton
- St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School Luton
- St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School Luton
- St Matthew's Primary School Luton
- Stopsley Community Primary School Luton
- Tennyson Road Primary School Luton
- The Ferrars Academy Luton
- The Linden Academy Luton
- The Meads Primary School Luton
- Warden Hill Infant Academy Luton
- Warden Hill Junior School Luton
- Waulud Primary School Luton
- Wenlock CofE Academy Luton
- Whipperley Infant Academy Luton
- Whitefield Primary Academy Luton
- Wigmore Primary Luton
- William Austin Infant School Luton
- William Austin Junior School Luton