Chantry Primary Academy
Tomlinson Avenue, Luton, LU4 0QP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PIONEER LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Noshin Hussain
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment
- Constituency
- Luton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 710
- Pupils on roll
- 631
- URN
- 138469
- Local authority
- Luton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582706500
About this school
Chantry Primary Academy is a primary academy in Luton. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 631 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Chantry Primary Academy, 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 14 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 87 | 90 | 95 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 71% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 86% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 78% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 83% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 Chantry Primary 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 | 69% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 59.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 667 |
| 2023/24 | 692 |
| 2024/25 | 641 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chantry Primary Academy compares
Chantry Primary Academy ranked 5th of 37 primary schools in Luton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 4.9% | 34.2% | 631 | — |
| Southfield Primary Academy | 72% | 4.4% | 33.2% | 405 | 0.2 miles |
| St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School | 66% | 3.8% | 15.2% | 377 | 0.3 miles |
| The Vale Academy | 73% | 5% | 12.1% | 601 | 0.6 miles |
| Ferrars Junior School | 55% | 4.5% | 27.3% | 350 | 0.7 miles |
| The Ferrars Academy | — | 4.6% | 9.8% | 310 | 0.7 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)
- 34.22%
- English as an additional language
- 56.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.85%
- Persistent absence
- 12.59%
Location
Nearby schools
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Southfield Primary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Luton
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St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Luton
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The Vale Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Dunstable
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Ferrars Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Luton
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The Ferrars Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Luton
Other schools in Luton
Chantry Primary Academy ranks 5th 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
- 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 Chantry Primary Academy teach?
- Chantry Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Luton.
- Who is the headteacher of Chantry Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Chantry Primary Academy is Miss Noshin Hussain, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chantry Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chantry Primary 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 many pupils are at Chantry Primary Academy?
- Chantry Primary Academy has 631 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Chantry Primary Academy full?
- Chantry Primary Academy has capacity for 710 pupils and 631 on roll (89%), 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 Chantry Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Chantry Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Chantry Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Chantry Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Chantry Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Chantry Primary Academy is part of PIONEER LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Chantry Primary Academy have?
- The schools register lists Chantry Primary Academy's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Chantry Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chantry Primary Academy compare with other schools in Luton?
- Chantry Primary Academy ranked 5th of 37 primary schools in Luton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chantry Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Chantry Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chantry Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chantry Primary 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.