The Linden Academy
Osborne Road, Luton, LU1 3HJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ADVANTAGE SCHOOLS
- Head of School
- Mr Jermaine Burroughs
- Sponsor
- Advantage Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Luton South and South Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 504
- Pupils on roll
- 427
- URN
- 137324
- Local authority
- Luton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582211441
About this school
The Linden Academy is a primary academy in Luton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 427 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 | 46 | 68 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 47% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 1% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 68% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 65% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 65% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
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 The Linden Academy 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 | 54% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 59.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 407 |
| 2023/24 | 475 |
| 2024/25 | 445 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Linden Academy compares
The Linden Academy ranked 25th of 37 primary schools in Luton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 5.6% | 34.4% | 427 | — |
| Cutenhoe Hill Primary School ( Formerly Surrey Street) | 69% | 4.3% | 35.7% | 360 | 0.3 miles |
| Tennyson Road Primary School | 80% | 4.7% | 31.1% | 724 | 0.6 miles |
| Crawley Green Infant School | — | 6.4% | 25.2% | 253 | 0.8 miles |
| Wenlock CofE Academy | 30% | 5.6% | 35.8% | 311 | 0.8 miles |
| Hillborough Junior School | 87% | 5.3% | 37.4% | 358 | 0.9 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)
- 34.38%
- English as an additional language
- 49.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.59%
- Persistent absence
- 23.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cutenhoe Hill Primary School ( Formerly Surrey Street)0.3 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Tennyson Road Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Crawley Green Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Wenlock CofE Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Hillborough Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Luton
Other schools in Luton
The Linden Academy ranks 27th 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
- 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 The Linden Academy teach?
- The Linden Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Luton.
- Who is the head of school of The Linden Academy?
- The head of school of The Linden Academy is Mr Jermaine Burroughs, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Linden Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Linden Academy, 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 The Linden Academy?
- The Linden Academy has 427 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Linden Academy full?
- The Linden Academy has capacity for 504 pupils and 427 on roll (85%), 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 The Linden Academy a faith school?
- No. The Linden Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does The Linden Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Linden Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs The Linden Academy?
- The Linden Academy is part of ADVANTAGE SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Linden Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Linden Academy rank locally?
- The Linden Academy ranked 25th of 37 primary schools in Luton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Linden Academy's absence rate?
- The Linden Academy's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Linden Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Linden Academy'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 1 July 2026.