Farley Junior Academy
Northdrift Way, Luton, LU1 5JF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- 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
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 334
- URN
- 148297
- Local authority
- Luton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582725069
About this school
Farley Junior Academy is a primary academy in Luton. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 334 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Farley Junior 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
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
- 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 | 77 | 90 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 56% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 6% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 67% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 64% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 62% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 Farley Junior 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 | 58% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 59.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 343 |
| 2023/24 | 363 |
| 2024/25 | 349 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Farley Junior Academy compares
Farley Junior Academy ranked 24th of 37 primary schools in Luton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 4.3% | 34.4% | 334 | — |
| Hillborough Junior School | 87% | 5.3% | 37.4% | 358 | 0.3 miles |
| Hillborough Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.5% | 21.8% | 296 | 0.3 miles |
| St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School | 75% | 4.5% | 25% | 421 | 0.3 miles |
| Whipperley Infant Academy | — | 4.9% | 26.8% | 241 | 0.4 miles |
| Dallow Primary School | 63% | 5.8% | 26.5% | 605 | 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)
- 34.38%
- English as an additional language
- 37.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.29%
- Persistent absence
- 10%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hillborough Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Luton
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Hillborough Infant and Nursery School0.3 miles
Primary · Luton
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St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Luton
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Whipperley Infant Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Dallow Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Luton
Other schools in Luton
Farley Junior Academy ranks 26th 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 ages does Farley Junior Academy teach?
- Farley Junior Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Luton.
- Who is the headteacher of Farley Junior Academy?
- The headteacher of Farley Junior Academy is Ms Amelia Whitehouse, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Farley Junior Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Farley Junior 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 Farley Junior Academy?
- Farley Junior Academy has 334 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Farley Junior Academy full?
- Farley Junior Academy has capacity for 360 pupils and 334 on roll (93%), 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 Farley Junior Academy a faith school?
- No. Farley Junior Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Farley Junior Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Farley Junior Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Farley Junior Academy part of an academy trust?
- Farley Junior 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.
- How have Farley Junior Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Farley Junior Academy compare with other schools in Luton?
- Farley Junior Academy ranked 24th of 37 primary schools in Luton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Farley Junior Academy's absence rate?
- Farley Junior Academy's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Farley Junior Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Farley Junior 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 10 July 2026.