Houghton Regis Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Jul 15 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Unique reference
- 109459
- Address
- St Michael's Avenue, Houghton Regis, LU5 5DH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 398 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 23.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.8%
- Persistent absence
- 12.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.1%
White British 50.8%
Other White 21.9%
Mixed 8.1%
Other Asian 6%
African 4.5%
Indian 2.8%
Other 2%
Bangladeshi 1.3%
Pakistani 1%
Caribbean 0.8%
Other Black 0.8%
Irish 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2.4
WritingAverage0.1
MathsAverage-1.8
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 59%
Local authority average 50%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 3%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 103
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Houghton Regis Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 44
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 56
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 17
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 41
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 24.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 11 7 4 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 3 2 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 16 10 6 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 22 8 14 |
| Reception, Full-time | 49 23 26 |
| Year 1 | 58 31 27 |
| Year 2 | 45 25 20 |
| Year 3 | 50 20 30 |
| Year 4 | 56 27 29 |
| Year 5 | 45 22 23 |
| Year 6 | 43 27 16 |