Lady Zia Wernher School
Ashcroft Road, Stopsley, Luton, LU2 9AY
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hilary Davies
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Luton South and South Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 265
- Pupils on roll
- 264
- URN
- 109745
- Local authority
- Luton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582728705
About this school
Lady Zia Wernher School is a community special school in Luton. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 264 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lady Zia Wernher School, 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 22 November 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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 | 17 | 21 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.00 | - | - |
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 Lady Zia Wernher 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 | 0% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 59.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 20.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 18.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 15.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 163 |
| 2023/24 | 198 |
| 2024/25 | 242 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.19%
- English as an additional language
- 37.2%
- Overall absence
- 15.42%
- Persistent absence
- 49.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Richmond Hill School0.8 miles
Special schools · Luton
-
Lime Academy Hartwell1.0 miles
Free Schools · Luton
-
University of Bedfordshire1.5 miles
Universities · Luton
-
Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School)1.6 miles
Independent schools · Luton
-
Active Support Education Centre1.7 miles
Special schools · Beds
Other schools in Luton
- Avenue Centre for Education Local authority maintained schools
- Claystone School Special schools
- Lime Academy Hartwell Free Schools
- Richmond Hill School Special schools
- Woodlands Secondary School Special schools
- Chapel Street Nursery School Nursery
- Grasmere Nursery School Nursery
- Hart Hill Nursery School Nursery
- Pastures Way Nursery School Nursery
- Rothesay Nursery School Nursery
- The Gill Blowers Nursery School Nursery
- Beech Hill Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Lady Zia Wernher School teach?
- Lady Zia Wernher School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a special school in Luton.
- Who is the headteacher of Lady Zia Wernher School?
- The headteacher of Lady Zia Wernher School is Mrs Hilary Davies, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lady Zia Wernher School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lady Zia Wernher 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 Lady Zia Wernher School?
- Lady Zia Wernher School has 264 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Lady Zia Wernher School full?
- Lady Zia Wernher School has capacity for 265 pupils and 264 on roll (100%), 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 Lady Zia Wernher School a faith school?
- No. Lady Zia Wernher School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Lady Zia Wernher School have?
- The schools register lists Lady Zia Wernher School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Lady Zia Wernher School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Lady Zia Wernher School's absence rate?
- Lady Zia Wernher School's overall absence rate is 15.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lady Zia Wernher School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lady Zia Wernher 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.