Tennyson Road Primary School
Tennyson Road, Luton, LU1 3RS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TENNYSON LEARNING COMMUNITY
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Carla Gotch
- Sponsor
- Tennyson Learning Community
- Constituency
- Luton South and South Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 750
- Pupils on roll
- 724
- URN
- 147376
- Local authority
- Luton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582723230
About this school
Tennyson Road Primary School is a primary academy in Luton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 724 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 85 | 89 | 86 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 87% | 91% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 7% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 97% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 95% | 97% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 98% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 110.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.20 | - | - |
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 Tennyson Road 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 | 87% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 91% | 59.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 716 |
| 2023/24 | 744 |
| 2024/25 | 737 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tennyson Road Primary School compares
Tennyson Road Primary School ranked 4th of 37 primary schools in Luton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. 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 | 80% | 4.7% | 31.1% | 724 | — |
| Hillborough Junior School | 87% | 5.3% | 37.4% | 358 | 0.4 miles |
| Hillborough Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.5% | 21.8% | 296 | 0.4 miles |
| Cutenhoe Hill Primary School ( Formerly Surrey Street) | 69% | 4.3% | 35.7% | 360 | 0.4 miles |
| The Linden Academy | 64% | 5.6% | 34.4% | 427 | 0.6 miles |
| Farley Junior Academy | 64% | 4.3% | 34.4% | 334 | 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)
- 31.07%
- English as an additional language
- 46.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.67%
- Persistent absence
- 13.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hillborough Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Luton
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Hillborough Infant and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Luton
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Cutenhoe Hill Primary School ( Formerly Surrey Street)0.4 miles
Primary · Luton
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The Linden Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Farley Junior Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Luton
Other schools in Luton
Tennyson Road Primary School ranks 4th 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 Tennyson Road Primary School teach?
- Tennyson Road Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Luton.
- Who is the headteacher of Tennyson Road Primary School?
- The headteacher of Tennyson Road Primary School is Headteacher Carla Gotch, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Tennyson Road Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tennyson Road 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 big is Tennyson Road Primary School?
- Tennyson Road Primary School has 724 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Tennyson Road Primary School full?
- Tennyson Road Primary School has capacity for 750 pupils and 724 on roll (97%), 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 Tennyson Road Primary School a faith school?
- No. Tennyson Road Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Tennyson Road Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Tennyson Road Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Tennyson Road Primary School?
- Tennyson Road Primary School is part of TENNYSON LEARNING COMMUNITY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Tennyson Road Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 87% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tennyson Road Primary School rank locally?
- Tennyson Road Primary School ranked 4th of 37 primary schools in Luton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tennyson Road Primary School's absence rate?
- Tennyson Road Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tennyson Road Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tennyson Road 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 10 July 2026.