The Ferrars Academy
Macaulay Road, Luton, LU4 0LL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PIONEER LEARNING TRUST
- Principal
- Miss Sarah Green
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Luton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 374
- Pupils on roll
- 310
- URN
- 139612
- Local authority
- Luton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582573641
About this school
The Ferrars Academy is a primary academy in Luton. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 310 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 December 2022, 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.
Trends over time
How The Ferrars 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 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 339 |
| 2023/24 | 335 |
| 2024/25 | 310 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Ferrars Academy compares
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 | — | 4.6% | 9.8% | 310 | — |
| Ferrars Junior School | 55% | 4.5% | 27.3% | 350 | 0.0 miles |
| St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School | 66% | 3.8% | 15.2% | 377 | 0.4 miles |
| Leagrave Primary School | 91% | 4% | 30% | 457 | 0.4 miles |
| Southfield Primary Academy | 72% | 4.4% | 33.2% | 405 | 0.6 miles |
| St Christophers Academy | 33% | 5.3% | 9.9% | 388 | 0.6 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)
- 9.76%
- English as an additional language
- 61.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.63%
- Persistent absence
- 10.81%
Location
Nearby schools
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Ferrars Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Luton
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St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Luton
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Leagrave Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Luton
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Southfield Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Luton
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St Christophers Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Dunstable
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 The Ferrars Academy teach?
- The Ferrars Academy teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Luton.
- Who is the principal of The Ferrars Academy?
- The principal of The Ferrars Academy is Miss Sarah Green, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Ferrars Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Ferrars 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 Ferrars Academy?
- The Ferrars Academy has 310 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is The Ferrars Academy full?
- The Ferrars Academy has capacity for 374 pupils and 310 on roll (83%), 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 Ferrars Academy a faith school?
- No. The Ferrars Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does The Ferrars Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Ferrars Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs The Ferrars Academy?
- The Ferrars 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 is The Ferrars Academy's absence rate?
- The Ferrars Academy's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does The Ferrars 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 The Ferrars 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 1 July 2026.