Slip End Village School
Ross Way, Slip End, Luton, LU1 4DD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Jackson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Caddington and Slip End Alliance
- Constituency
- Luton South and South Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 184
- Pupils on roll
- 112
- URN
- 109440
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582720152
About this school
Slip End Village School is a community primary school in Luton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 112 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Slip End Village School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 23 | 19 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 74% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 5% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 48% | 79% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 79% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 79% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 107.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Slip End Village School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Central Bedfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39% | 47.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 49.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 163 |
| 2023/24 | 134 |
| 2024/25 | 124 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Slip End Village School compares
Slip End Village School ranked 5th of 48 primary schools in Central Bedfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 6.6% | 19.8% | 112 | — |
| Caddington Village School | 62% | 7.8% | 18.3% | 277 | 1.0 miles |
| St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School | 75% | 4.5% | 25% | 421 | 1.4 miles |
| Farley Junior Academy | 64% | 4.3% | 34.4% | 334 | 1.4 miles |
| Hillborough Junior School | 87% | 5.3% | 37.4% | 358 | 1.5 miles |
| Hillborough Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.5% | 21.8% | 296 | 1.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.83%
- English as an additional language
- 3.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.61%
- Persistent absence
- 20.18%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Caddington Village School1.0 miles
Primary · Luton
-
St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Farley Junior Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Hillborough Junior School1.5 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Hillborough Infant and Nursery School1.5 miles
Primary · Luton
Other schools in Luton
Slip End Village School ranks 11th of the 41 ranked primary schools in Luton.
- Beech Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Beechwood Primary School Primary
- Bramingham Primary School Primary
- Bushmead Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Caddington Village School Primary
- Chalton Lower School Primary
- Chantry Primary Academy Primary
- Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School Primary
- Crawley Green Infant School Primary
- Cutenhoe Hill Primary School ( Formerly Surrey Street) Primary
- Dallow Primary School Primary
- Denbigh Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Slip End Village School teach?
- Slip End Village School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Luton.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Slip End Village School?
- The executive headteacher of Slip End Village School is Mrs Laura Jackson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Slip End Village School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Slip End Village School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Slip End Village School?
- Slip End Village School has 112 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Slip End Village School full?
- Slip End Village School has capacity for 184 pupils and 112 on roll (61%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Slip End Village School a faith school?
- No. Slip End Village School has no designated religious character.
- Does Slip End Village School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Slip End Village School as having nursery classes.
- Is Slip End Village School part of an academy trust?
- Slip End Village School is part of the Caddington and Slip End Alliance federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Slip End Village School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 39% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Slip End Village School compare with other schools in Central Bedfordshire?
- Slip End Village School ranked 5th of 48 primary schools in Central Bedfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Slip End Village School's absence rate?
- Slip End Village School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Slip End Village School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Slip End Village School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.