Primary school in Luton
Whipperley Infant Academy
Whipperley Ring, Farley Hill, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 5QY
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 17 June 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 241
- Places
- 270
- How full
- 89% full — 241 of 270 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 124 / 117
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 11%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 27%
- English as an additional language
- 45%
- With an EHC plan
- 4%
- On SEN support
- 19%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Luton 020E, 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
- 23%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 29%
- Households owning their home
- 36%
- Households in social housing
- 47%
- Households with no car
- 38%
- Adults economically inactive
- 42%
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 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- WHIPPERLEY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Amelia Whitehouse
- Local authority
- Luton
- Ward
- Farley
- Constituency
- Luton South and South Bedfordshire
- URN
- 139219
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 75% | 0.3 mi |
| Farley Junior AcademyAcademy converter | Outstanding 2024 | 64% | 0.4 mi |
| Foxdell Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 66% | 0.6 mi |
| Dallow Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 63% | 0.6 mi |
| Hillborough Junior SchoolCommunity school | Outstanding 2023 | 87% | 0.7 mi |
| Hillborough Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | — | 0.7 mi |
| Beech Hill Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 58% | 0.8 mi |
| Mehria Primary SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.8 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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