Dallow Primary School
Dallow Road, Luton, LU1 1LZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Katharine Lovell
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Chiltern Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Luton South and South Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 605
- URN
- 139705
- Local authority
- Luton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582616601
About this school
Dallow Primary School is a primary academy in Luton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 605 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Dallow Primary School, 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 11 May 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 | 84 | 82 | 83 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 56% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 2% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 62% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 71% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 67% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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 Dallow 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 | Luton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 59.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 619 |
| 2023/24 | 620 |
| 2024/25 | 616 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dallow Primary School compares
Dallow Primary School ranked 26th of 37 primary schools in Luton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 5.8% | 26.5% | 605 | — |
| Beech Hill Community Primary School | 58% | 5.6% | 32.1% | 888 | 0.4 miles |
| Whipperley Infant Academy | — | 4.9% | 26.8% | 241 | 0.6 miles |
| Farley Junior Academy | 64% | 4.3% | 34.4% | 334 | 0.6 miles |
| Hillborough Junior School | 87% | 5.3% | 37.4% | 358 | 0.6 miles |
| Hillborough Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.5% | 21.8% | 296 | 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)
- 26.46%
- English as an additional language
- 70.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.81%
- Persistent absence
- 16.47%
Location
Nearby schools
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Beech Hill Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Luton
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Whipperley Infant Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Farley Junior Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Luton
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Hillborough Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Hillborough Infant and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Luton
Other schools in Luton
Dallow Primary School ranks 28th 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
- Denbigh Primary School Primary
- Downside Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Dallow Primary School teach?
- Dallow Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Luton.
- Who is the principal of Dallow Primary School?
- The principal of Dallow Primary School is Mrs Katharine Lovell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Dallow Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dallow 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 many pupils are at Dallow Primary School?
- Dallow Primary School has 605 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Dallow Primary School full?
- Dallow Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 605 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Dallow Primary School a faith school?
- No. Dallow Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dallow Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Dallow Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Dallow Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Dallow Primary School is part of CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Dallow Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dallow Primary School compare with other schools in Luton?
- Dallow Primary School ranked 26th of 37 primary schools in Luton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dallow Primary School's absence rate?
- Dallow Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dallow Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dallow 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 1 July 2026.