The Linden Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 19 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Luton
- Unique reference
- 137324
- Address
- Osborne Road, LU1 3HJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 475 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.2%
- Girls
- 47.8%
- First language not English
- 44%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.9%
- Persistent absence
- 18.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 4.2%
African 29.3%
Mixed 12.6%
Pakistani 12.6%
Other White 9.5%
Indian 7.4%
Bangladeshi 5.9%
White British 5.5%
Caribbean 4.8%
Other 4.6%
Other Black 3.4%
Other Asian 2.5%
Unclassified 1.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average2.3
WritingAbove average2.2
MathsAverage0.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 54%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
The Linden Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 62
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 51
- 2nd preference
- 42
- 3rd preference
- 19
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 51
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23.1 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 24.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 70 41 29 |
| Year 1 | 68 31 37 |
| Year 2 | 70 30 40 |
| Year 3 | 74 38 36 |
| Year 4 | 50 31 19 |
| Year 5 | 72 37 35 |
| Year 6 | 71 40 31 |