Hillborough Infant and Nursery School
Hillborough Road, Luton, LU1 5EZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Josephine Walter
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Luton South and South Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 296
- URN
- 109581
- Local authority
- Luton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582725764
About this school
Hillborough Infant and Nursery School is a community primary school in Luton. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 296 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 25 May 2023, 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.
Trends over time
How Hillborough Infant and Nursery 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 298 |
| 2023/24 | 312 |
| 2024/25 | 302 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hillborough Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.5% | 21.8% | 296 | — |
| Hillborough Junior School | 87% | 5.3% | 37.4% | 358 | 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)
- 21.79%
- English as an additional language
- 59.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.51%
- Persistent absence
- 14.07%
Location
Nearby schools
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Hillborough Junior 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
- 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 Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Hillborough Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Luton.
- Who is the headteacher of Hillborough Infant and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Hillborough Infant and Nursery School is Ms Josephine Walter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hillborough Infant and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hillborough Infant and Nursery 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 Infant and Nursery School?
- Hillborough Infant and Nursery School has 296 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Hillborough Infant and Nursery School full?
- Hillborough Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 270 pupils and 296 on roll (110%), so it is at or above 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 Hillborough Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Hillborough Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hillborough Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hillborough Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What is Hillborough Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Hillborough Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Hillborough Infant and Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Hillborough Infant and Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.