Norton Road Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 26 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5 - 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
Luton
Unique reference
109548
Address
Norton Road, LU3 2NX

Pupils

Number of Pupils
356 (92% of total capacity)
Boys
48.3%
Girls
51.7%
First language not English
56.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
34.8%
Persistent absence
26.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.8%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 37.1%
Bangladeshi 15.7%
Mixed 10.1%
Other Asian 9%
Other White 8.4%
Unclassified 5.6%
Indian 4.8%
Other 3.7%
White British 3.1%
African 2%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2
WritingBelow average-2.1
MathsAverage-0.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 65%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 6%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Norton Road Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
45
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
44
2nd preference
29
3rd preference
16
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
44
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher21.4
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher24.9
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
41
19
22
Year 1
47
22
25
Year 2
43
18
25
Year 3
62
38
24
Year 4
54
21
33
Year 5
52
25
27
Year 6
57
29
28
Year 2024-2025

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