Whipperley Infant Academy
Whipperley Ring, Farley Hill, Luton, LU1 5QY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WHIPPERLEY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Amelia Whitehouse
- Constituency
- Luton South and South Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 241
- URN
- 139219
- Local authority
- Luton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582725868
About this school
Whipperley Infant Academy is a primary academy in Luton. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 241 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 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Whipperley Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 260 |
| 2023/24 | 269 |
| 2024/25 | 250 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whipperley Infant Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.9% | 26.8% | 241 | — |
| St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School | 75% | 4.5% | 25% | 421 | 0.3 miles |
| Farley Junior Academy | 64% | 4.3% | 34.4% | 334 | 0.4 miles |
| Foxdell Primary School | 66% | 4.6% | 25.7% | 517 | 0.6 miles |
| Dallow Primary School | 63% | 5.8% | 26.5% | 605 | 0.6 miles |
| Hillborough Junior School | 87% | 5.3% | 37.4% | 358 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.8%
- English as an additional language
- 45.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.91%
- Persistent absence
- 11.41%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Luton
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Farley Junior Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Luton
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Foxdell Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Luton
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Dallow Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Hillborough Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Luton
Other 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 Whipperley Infant Academy teach?
- Whipperley Infant Academy teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Luton.
- Who is the headteacher of Whipperley Infant Academy?
- The headteacher of Whipperley Infant Academy is Ms Amelia Whitehouse, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Whipperley Infant Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whipperley Infant 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 Whipperley Infant Academy?
- Whipperley Infant Academy has 241 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Whipperley Infant Academy full?
- Whipperley Infant Academy has capacity for 270 pupils and 241 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 Whipperley Infant Academy a faith school?
- No. Whipperley Infant Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Whipperley Infant Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Whipperley Infant Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Whipperley Infant Academy?
- Whipperley Infant Academy is part of WHIPPERLEY ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Whipperley Infant Academy's absence rate?
- Whipperley Infant Academy's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Whipperley Infant Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Whipperley Infant Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 3 July 2026.