Primary school in Luton
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Langford Drive, Stopsley, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 9AJ
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 1 November 2019.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 6 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 342
- Places
- 420
- How full
- 81% full — 342 of 420 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 153 / 189
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 9%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 17%
- English as an additional language
- 33%
- With an EHC plan
- 2%
- On SEN support
- 6%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Luton 012C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 27%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 23%
- Households owning their home
- 65%
- Households in social housing
- 19%
- Households with no car
- 18%
- Adults economically inactive
- 40%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- ST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Gabrielle Somes
- Local authority
- Luton
- Ward
- Stopsley
- Constituency
- Luton South and South Bedfordshire
- URN
- 151151
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stopsley Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 73% | 0.2 mi |
| Ramridge Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 56% | 0.3 mi |
| Someries Junior SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 67% | 0.6 mi |
| Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education CentreFoundation school | Outstanding 2022 | — | 0.6 mi |
| Putteridge Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 76% | 0.8 mi |
| St Matthew's Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 57% | 0.9 mi |
| Bushmead Primary & Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 60% | 1 mi |
| Wenlock CofE AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 30% | 1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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