Pirton Hill Primary School
Butely Road, Luton, LU4 9EX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Glenn Booth
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Luton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 392
- URN
- 109574
- Local authority
- Luton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582507924
About this school
Pirton Hill Primary School is a community primary school in Luton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 392 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 66 | 57 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 46% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 75% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 70% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 63% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Pirton Hill Primary 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 | 55% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 59.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 416 |
| 2023/24 | 419 |
| 2024/25 | 405 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pirton Hill Primary School compares
Pirton Hill Primary School ranked 33rd of 37 primary schools in Luton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 5.6% | 38.9% | 392 | — |
| Leagrave Primary School | 91% | 4% | 30% | 457 | 0.6 miles |
| St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School | 66% | 3.8% | 15.2% | 377 | 0.7 miles |
| Southfield Primary Academy | 72% | 4.4% | 33.2% | 405 | 0.8 miles |
| Parklea Primary School | 69% | 5.6% | 23% | 547 | 0.8 miles |
| Ferrars Junior School | 55% | 4.5% | 27.3% | 350 | 0.8 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report20 January 2026
- 4 May 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.9%
- English as an additional language
- 59.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.63%
- Persistent absence
- 16.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Leagrave Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Luton
-
St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Southfield Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Parklea Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Ferrars Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Luton
Other schools in Luton
Pirton Hill Primary School ranks 37th 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 Pirton Hill Primary School teach?
- Pirton Hill Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Luton.
- Who is the headteacher of Pirton Hill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Pirton Hill Primary School is Mr Glenn Booth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Pirton Hill Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pirton Hill Primary 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 Pirton Hill Primary School?
- Pirton Hill Primary School has 392 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Pirton Hill Primary School full?
- Pirton Hill Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 392 on roll (93%), 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 Pirton Hill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Pirton Hill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Pirton Hill Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Pirton Hill Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Pirton Hill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Pirton Hill Primary School rank locally?
- Pirton Hill Primary School ranked 33rd of 37 primary schools in Luton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Pirton Hill Primary School's absence rate?
- Pirton Hill Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Pirton Hill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pirton Hill Primary 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.