Wenlock CofE Academy

Luton · LU2 0RW

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 311 pupils, 34.1% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Wenlock CofE Academy

General Information

Address: Beaconsfield Road, Luton, LU2 0RW – View on map
Phone: 01582730624
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Rachel Clark
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

311 pupils out of 360 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 106
% eligible for free school meals: 34.1%
Pupil mix: 9 in 10 (more mixed than the Luton average)
English as an additional language: 36% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 22% a year (Luton 15.9%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 36% moved to another school, 64% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 2 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Luton: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 2 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 3 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Luton, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.6%
Persistently absent pupils: 16.5%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 23.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.5%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 27 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 22 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 11 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 7 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 4 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 7 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Physical disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card February 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
Leadership and governance Expected standard

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Inadequate (2021). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 30% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 1% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 35 percentage points below the Luton average (65%)
Expected standard by subject: Reading 65% · Writing 37% · Maths 46% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 63%
Average test scores: reading 101, maths 99
Based on: 79 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolLuton averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2023/24 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 35 percentage points below the Luton average (65%).

Year 6 SATs: 37th of 37 junior and primary schools in the area

#35Beechwood Primary School46%
#36Norton Road Primary School43%
#37Wenlock CofE Academy30%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Leagrave Primary School91%
#2Hillborough Junior School87%
#3Denbigh Primary School82%
#4Tennyson Road Primary School80%
=5Chantry Primary Academy79%
=5Downside Primary School79%
#7River Bank Primary School78%
#8Waulud Primary School77%
#9Putteridge Primary School76%
=10St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School75%
=10The Meads Primary School75%
=12Bramingham Primary School73%
=12Stopsley Community Primary School73%
#14Southfield Primary Academy72%
#15William Austin Junior School71%
=16Cutenhoe Hill Primary School69%
=16Parklea Primary School69%
#18Icknield Primary School68%
=19Maidenhall Primary School67%
=19Someries Junior School67%
=21Foxdell Primary School66%
=21St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School66%
=21Whitefield Primary Academy66%
=24Farley Junior Academy64%
=24The Linden Academy64%
#26Dallow Primary School63%
#27Bushmead Primary & Nursery School60%
=28Beech Hill Community Primary School58%
=28Wigmore Primary58%
#30St Matthew's Primary School57%
#31Ramridge Primary School56%
#32Ferrars Junior School55%
#33Pirton Hill Primary School54%
#34Warden Hill Junior School53%
#35Beechwood Primary School46%
#36Norton Road Primary School43%
#37Wenlock CofE Academy30%

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,515 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

4th of 7 junior schools in Luton for spending per pupil

#2Warden Hill Junior School£6,918
#3Farley Junior Academy£6,650
#4Wenlock CofE Academy£6,515
#5Ferrars Junior School£6,486
#6William Austin Junior School£6,139

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Hillborough Junior School£7,705
#2Warden Hill Junior School£6,918
#3Farley Junior Academy£6,650
#4Wenlock CofE Academy£6,515
#5Ferrars Junior School£6,486
#6William Austin Junior School£6,139
#7Someries Junior School£6,060

View on the Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool (GOV.UK)

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