Warden Hill Infant Academy
Birdsfoot Lane, Luton, LU3 2DN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PIONEER LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Maxted
- Constituency
- Luton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 277
- URN
- 151840
- Local authority
- Luton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582595150
About this school
Warden Hill Infant Academy is a primary academy in Luton. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 277 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Warden Hill Infant Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Warden Hill Infant School (URN 109570).
How Warden Hill Infant Academy compares
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | — | 277 | — |
| Warden Hill Junior School | 53% | 5.3% | 22.8% | 418 | 0.1 miles |
| Bramingham Primary School | 73% | 5.1% | 14.1% | 401 | 0.6 miles |
| Icknield Primary School | 68% | 6.9% | 18.5% | 612 | 0.6 miles |
| Bushmead Primary & Nursery School | 60% | 5.4% | 13.2% | 720 | 0.8 miles |
| The Meads Primary School | 75% | 5.1% | 28.5% | 513 | 0.8 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
- 14 May 2024
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Ungraded inspection report25 January 2023
Location
Nearby schools
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Warden Hill Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Luton
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Bramingham Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Luton
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Icknield Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Luton
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Bushmead Primary & Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Luton
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The Meads Primary School0.8 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 ages does Warden Hill Infant Academy teach?
- Warden Hill Infant Academy teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Luton.
- Who is the headteacher of Warden Hill Infant Academy?
- The headteacher of Warden Hill Infant Academy is Mrs Lisa Maxted, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Warden Hill Infant Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Warden Hill 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 many pupils are at Warden Hill Infant Academy?
- Warden Hill Infant Academy has 277 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Warden Hill Infant Academy full?
- Warden Hill Infant Academy has capacity for 360 pupils and 277 on roll (77%), 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 Warden Hill Infant Academy a faith school?
- No. Warden Hill Infant Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Warden Hill Infant Academy part of an academy trust?
- Warden Hill Infant 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.
- Does Warden Hill 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 Warden Hill 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.