Wenlock CofE Junior School
Beaconsfield Road, Luton, LU2 0RW
This school is closed (it closed in January 2023).
It was replaced by Wenlock CofE Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Lightfoot
- Diocese
- Diocese of St Albans
- Constituency
- Luton South
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 313
- URN
- 109633
- Local authority
- Luton
About this school
Wenlock CofE Junior School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Luton. It taught children aged 7 to 11 and had 313 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Wenlock CofE Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 64 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 |
| Writing progress | -4.00 |
| Maths progress | +0.70 |
How Wenlock CofE Junior School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.9% | 36.1% | 313 | — |
| Wenlock CofE Academy | 30% | 5.6% | 35.8% | 311 | 0.0 miles |
| Crawley Green Infant School | — | 6.4% | 25.2% | 253 | 0.0 miles |
| St Matthew's Primary School | 57% | 4.8% | 32.2% | 884 | 0.7 miles |
| Ramridge Primary School | 56% | 3.7% | 32.4% | 472 | 0.8 miles |
| The Linden Academy | 64% | 5.6% | 34.4% | 427 | 0.8 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.1%
- English as an additional language
- 35.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.9%
- Persistent absence
- 23.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wenlock CofE Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Luton
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Crawley Green Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Luton
-
St Matthew's Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Ramridge Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Luton
-
The Linden Academy0.8 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 Wenlock CofE Junior School teach?
- Wenlock CofE Junior School taught children aged 7 to 11. It was a primary school in Luton.
- Has Wenlock CofE Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Wenlock CofE Junior School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Wenlock CofE Junior School?
- Wenlock CofE Junior School had 313 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- What are Wenlock CofE Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wenlock CofE 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 11 September 2023.