William Austin Junior School
Austin Road, Luton, LU3 1UA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Adams
- Constituency
- Luton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 498
- URN
- 109560
- Local authority
- Luton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582572100
About this school
William Austin Junior School is a community primary school in Luton. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 498 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 30 November 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 136 | 138 | 142 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 64% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 5% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 78% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 80% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 78% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 William Austin Junior 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 | Luton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 59.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 543 |
| 2023/24 | 568 |
| 2024/25 | 540 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How William Austin Junior School compares
William Austin Junior School ranked 15th of 37 primary schools in Luton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 5.2% | 30.2% | 498 | — |
| William Austin Infant School | — | 6% | 20.7% | 313 | 0.0 miles |
| Icknield Primary School | 68% | 6.9% | 18.5% | 612 | 0.4 miles |
| Denbigh Primary School | 82% | 5.8% | 26.2% | 610 | 0.6 miles |
| River Bank Primary School | 78% | 6.5% | 26% | 793 | 0.6 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.6 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)
- 30.19%
- English as an additional language
- 41.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.23%
- Persistent absence
- 12.37%
Location
Nearby schools
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William Austin Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Luton
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Icknield Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Luton
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Denbigh Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Luton
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River Bank Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Luton
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Luton
Other schools in Luton
William Austin Junior School ranks 16th 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 year groups does William Austin Junior School teach?
- William Austin Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Luton.
- Who is the headteacher of William Austin Junior School?
- The headteacher of William Austin Junior School is Mrs Joanne Adams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was William Austin Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected William Austin Junior 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 big is William Austin Junior School?
- William Austin Junior School has 498 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is William Austin Junior School full?
- William Austin Junior School has capacity for 600 pupils and 498 on roll (83%), 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 William Austin Junior School a faith school?
- No. William Austin Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does William Austin Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records William Austin Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have William Austin Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does William Austin Junior School rank locally?
- William Austin Junior School ranked 15th of 37 primary schools in Luton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is William Austin Junior School's absence rate?
- William Austin Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are William Austin Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, William Austin Junior 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.