Someries Junior School
Wigmore Lane, Luton, LU2 8AH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mr Jason Hunt
- Constituency
- Luton South and South Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 238
- URN
- 109575
- Local authority
- Luton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582738810
About this school
Someries Junior School is a community primary school in Luton. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 238 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Someries Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- 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 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 62% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 20% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 65% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 73% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 63% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.80 | - | - |
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 Someries 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 | 60% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 59.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 240 |
| 2023/24 | 241 |
| 2024/25 | 240 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Someries Junior School compares
Someries Junior School ranked 19th of 37 primary schools in Luton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 3.6% | 21.3% | 238 | — |
| Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre | — | 3.3% | 9.2% | 321 | 0.0 miles |
| Ramridge Primary School | 56% | 3.7% | 32.4% | 472 | 0.4 miles |
| Wigmore Primary | 58% | 5.3% | 21.4% | 597 | 0.5 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | — | 4.5% | 17.5% | 342 | 0.6 miles |
| Putteridge Primary School | 76% | 4.5% | 16.2% | 607 | 0.7 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)
- 21.25%
- English as an additional language
- 22.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.63%
- Persistent absence
- 4.86%
Location
Nearby schools
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Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre0.0 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Ramridge Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Luton
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Wigmore Primary0.5 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Putteridge Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Luton
Other schools in Luton
Someries Junior School ranks 21st 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 Someries Junior School teach?
- Someries Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Luton.
- Who is the head teacher of Someries Junior School?
- The head teacher of Someries Junior School is Mr Jason Hunt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Someries Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Someries 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 many pupils are at Someries Junior School?
- Someries Junior School has 238 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Someries Junior School full?
- Someries Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 238 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Someries Junior School a faith school?
- No. Someries Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Someries Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Someries Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Someries Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Someries Junior School compare with other schools in Luton?
- Someries Junior School ranked 19th of 37 primary schools in Luton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Someries Junior School's absence rate?
- Someries Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Someries Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Someries 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.