Bramingham Primary School
Freeman Avenue, Luton, LU3 4BL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Petra Sutton Satinder Bains
- SEN provision
- PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- Luton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 401
- URN
- 109594
- Local authority
- Luton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582617500
About this school
Bramingham Primary School is a community primary school in Luton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 401 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- 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 | 47 | 60 | 51 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 48% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 72% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 58% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 70% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
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 Bramingham 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 | 60% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 59.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 403 |
| 2023/24 | 407 |
| 2024/25 | 397 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bramingham Primary School compares
Bramingham Primary School ranked 12th of 37 primary schools in Luton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 5.1% | 14.1% | 401 | — |
| Warden Hill Infant Academy | — | — | — | 277 | 0.6 miles |
| Warden Hill Junior School | 53% | 5.3% | 22.8% | 418 | 0.6 miles |
| The Meads Primary School | 75% | 5.1% | 28.5% | 513 | 0.8 miles |
| Whitefield Primary Academy | 66% | 4.6% | 43.5% | 422 | 1.0 miles |
| Waulud Primary School | 77% | 5.3% | 49.8% | 446 | 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)
- 14.11%
- English as an additional language
- 36%
- Overall absence
- 5.06%
- Persistent absence
- 12.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Warden Hill Infant Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Warden Hill Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Luton
-
The Meads Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Whitefield Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Waulud Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Luton
Other schools in Luton
Bramingham Primary School ranks 13th of the 41 ranked primary schools in Luton.
- Beech Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Beechwood 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
- Downside Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bramingham Primary School teach?
- Bramingham Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Luton.
- Who is the headteacher of Bramingham Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bramingham Primary School is Miss Petra Sutton Satinder Bains, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bramingham Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bramingham 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 Bramingham Primary School?
- Bramingham Primary School has 401 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bramingham Primary School full?
- Bramingham Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 401 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 Bramingham Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bramingham Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bramingham Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bramingham Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Bramingham Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Bramingham Primary School's special educational needs provision as: PD - Physical Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Bramingham Primary 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 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bramingham Primary School rank locally?
- Bramingham Primary School ranked 12th of 37 primary schools in Luton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bramingham Primary School's absence rate?
- Bramingham Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bramingham Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bramingham 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.