Hillborough Junior School
Hillborough Road, Luton, LU1 5EZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr David Bradshaw
- Constituency
- Luton South and South Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 358
- URN
- 109578
- Local authority
- Luton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582613331
About this school
Hillborough Junior School is a community primary school in Luton. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 358 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 85 | 89 | 87 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 90% | 87% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 25% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 96% | 95% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 97% | 95% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 96% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.00 | - | - |
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 Hillborough 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 | 80% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 90% | 59.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 87% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 358 |
| 2023/24 | 360 |
| 2024/25 | 358 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hillborough Junior School compares
Hillborough Junior School ranked 2nd of 37 primary schools in Luton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% 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 | 87% | 5.3% | 37.4% | 358 | — |
| Hillborough Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.5% | 21.8% | 296 | 0.0 miles |
| Farley Junior Academy | 64% | 4.3% | 34.4% | 334 | 0.3 miles |
| Tennyson Road Primary School | 80% | 4.7% | 31.1% | 724 | 0.4 miles |
| St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School | 75% | 4.5% | 25% | 421 | 0.6 miles |
| Dallow Primary School | 63% | 5.8% | 26.5% | 605 | 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)
- 37.43%
- English as an additional language
- 55.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.27%
- Persistent absence
- 12.2%
Location
Nearby schools
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Hillborough Infant and Nursery School0.0 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Farley Junior Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Luton
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Tennyson Road Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Luton
-
St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Dallow Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Luton
Other schools in Luton
Hillborough Junior School ranks 2nd 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 Hillborough Junior School teach?
- Hillborough Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Luton.
- Who is the headteacher of Hillborough Junior School?
- The headteacher of Hillborough Junior School is Mr David Bradshaw, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hillborough Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hillborough 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 Hillborough Junior School?
- Hillborough Junior School has 358 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Hillborough Junior School full?
- Hillborough Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 358 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 Hillborough Junior School a faith school?
- No. Hillborough Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hillborough Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hillborough Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Hillborough Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 87% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hillborough Junior School rank locally?
- Hillborough Junior School ranked 2nd of 37 primary schools in Luton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% 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 Hillborough Junior School's absence rate?
- Hillborough Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hillborough Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hillborough 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.