Wigmore Primary
Twyford Drive, Luton, LU2 9TB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Damien Johnston
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Luton South and South Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 597
- URN
- 109588
- Local authority
- Luton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582616101
About this school
Wigmore Primary is a community primary school in Luton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 597 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wigmore Primary, and its latest judgement is set out 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 29 February 2024, 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 | 89 | 89 | 81 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 53% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 7% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 72% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 71% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 72% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 Wigmore Primary 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 | 47% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 59.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 614 |
| 2023/24 | 604 |
| 2024/25 | 609 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wigmore Primary compares
Wigmore Primary ranked 28th of 37 primary schools in Luton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 5.3% | 21.4% | 597 | — |
| Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre | — | 3.3% | 9.2% | 321 | 0.5 miles |
| Someries Junior School | 67% | 3.6% | 21.3% | 238 | 0.5 miles |
| Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School | 67% | 4.6% | 16.5% | 68 | 0.7 miles |
| Ramridge Primary School | 56% | 3.7% | 32.4% | 472 | 0.9 miles |
| Crawley Green Infant School | — | 6.4% | 25.2% | 253 | 1.0 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)
- 21.35%
- English as an additional language
- 33.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.3%
- Persistent absence
- 16.64%
Location
Nearby schools
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Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre0.5 miles
Primary · Luton
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Someries Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Luton
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Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Luton
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Ramridge Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Luton
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Crawley Green Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Luton
Other schools in Luton
Wigmore Primary ranks 32nd 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 Wigmore Primary teach?
- Wigmore Primary teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Luton.
- Who is the headteacher of Wigmore Primary?
- The headteacher of Wigmore Primary is Mr Damien Johnston, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wigmore Primary been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wigmore Primary, 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 Wigmore Primary?
- Wigmore Primary has 597 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Wigmore Primary full?
- Wigmore Primary has capacity for 630 pupils and 597 on roll (95%), 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 Wigmore Primary a faith school?
- No. Wigmore Primary has no designated religious character.
- Does Wigmore Primary have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wigmore Primary as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Wigmore Primary have?
- The schools register lists Wigmore Primary's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Wigmore Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wigmore Primary compare with other schools in Luton?
- Wigmore Primary ranked 28th of 37 primary schools in Luton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wigmore Primary's absence rate?
- Wigmore Primary's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wigmore Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wigmore Primary'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.