Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School
Cockernhoe Green, Luton, LU2 8PY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Philby
- Diocese
- Diocese of St Albans
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hitchin
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 68
- URN
- 117446
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582732509
About this school
Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Luton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 68 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 15 | 5 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | - | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | - | 33% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | - | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | - | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | - | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | - | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | - | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
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 Cockernhoe Endowed CofE 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 | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | — | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 91 |
| 2023/24 | 78 |
| 2024/25 | 79 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School compares
Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School ranked 161st of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4.6% | 16.5% | 68 | — |
| Wigmore Primary | 58% | 5.3% | 21.4% | 597 | 0.7 miles |
| Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre | — | 3.3% | 9.2% | 321 | 0.8 miles |
| Someries Junior School | 67% | 3.6% | 21.3% | 238 | 0.8 miles |
| Putteridge Primary School | 76% | 4.5% | 16.2% | 607 | 0.9 miles |
| Ramridge Primary School | 56% | 3.7% | 32.4% | 472 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report3 March 2026
- 10 May 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.46%
- English as an additional language
- 17.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.64%
- Persistent absence
- 7.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wigmore Primary0.7 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre0.8 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Someries Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Putteridge Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Ramridge Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Luton
Other schools in Luton
Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School ranks 20th 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
- 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 Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School teach?
- Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Luton.
- Who is the headteacher of Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School is Mr Simon Philby, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cockernhoe Endowed CofE 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 Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School?
- Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School has 68 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School full?
- Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School has capacity for 120 pupils and 68 on roll (57%), 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 Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of St Albans.
- Does Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Cockernhoe Endowed CofE 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 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School ranked 161st of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cockernhoe Endowed CofE 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 30 June 2026.