Caddington Village School
Five Oaks, Caddington, Luton, LU1 4JD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Jackson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Caddington and Slip End Alliance
- Constituency
- Luton South and South Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 277
- URN
- 109664
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582726058
About this school
Caddington Village School is a community primary school in Luton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 277 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Caddington Village School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 38 | 46 | 42 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 72% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 2% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 85% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 87% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 85% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
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 Caddington Village 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 | Central Bedfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 47.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 49.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 310 |
| 2023/24 | 312 |
| 2024/25 | 292 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Caddington Village School compares
Caddington Village School ranked 17th of 48 primary schools in Central Bedfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 7.8% | 18.3% | 277 | — |
| St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School | 75% | 4.5% | 25% | 421 | 0.7 miles |
| Whipperley Infant Academy | — | 4.9% | 26.8% | 241 | 1.0 miles |
| Farley Junior Academy | 64% | 4.3% | 34.4% | 334 | 1.0 miles |
| Slip End Village School | 75% | 6.6% | 19.8% | 112 | 1.0 miles |
| Hillborough Junior School | 87% | 5.3% | 37.4% | 358 | 1.2 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)
- 18.28%
- English as an additional language
- 1.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.76%
- Persistent absence
- 19.77%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Whipperley Infant Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Farley Junior Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Slip End Village School1.0 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Hillborough Junior School1.2 miles
Primary · Luton
Other schools in Luton
Caddington Village School ranks 30th 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
- 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 ages does Caddington Village School teach?
- Caddington Village School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Luton.
- Who is the headteacher of Caddington Village School?
- The headteacher of Caddington Village School is Mrs Laura Jackson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Caddington Village School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Caddington Village 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 many pupils are at Caddington Village School?
- Caddington Village School has 277 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Caddington Village School full?
- Caddington Village School has capacity for 420 pupils and 277 on roll (66%), so it has space against 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 Caddington Village School a faith school?
- No. Caddington Village School has no designated religious character.
- Does Caddington Village School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Caddington Village School as having nursery classes.
- Is Caddington Village School part of an academy trust?
- Caddington Village School is part of the Caddington and Slip End Alliance federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Caddington Village School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Caddington Village School compare with other schools in Central Bedfordshire?
- Caddington Village School ranked 17th of 48 primary schools in Central Bedfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Caddington Village School's absence rate?
- Caddington Village School's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Caddington Village School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Caddington Village 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.