William Austin Junior School

William Austin Junior School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school. Pupils are engaged and exhibit positive behavior, showing respect for their peers and teachers. The school fosters a supportive environment where students feel happy and safe. The curriculum is designed to build on students' knowledge over time, and most pupils are well-prepared for their next stages of learning. However, there are some inconsistencies in the delivery of certain subjects, which affects the retention of knowledge among students. Additionally, some pupils who struggle with reading do not receive a consistent systematic approach to catch-up, impacting their learning.

Strengths

• Pupils show respect for each other and their teachers.
• The school environment is happy and safe, fostering positive pupil wellbeing.
• A wide range of responsibilities are offered to pupils, enhancing their leadership skills.
• High-quality work produced by pupils indicates effective curriculum implementation.
• Pupils are engaged in lessons and have high expectations of themselves and their peers.
• The reading curriculum is well-designed and integrated into most lessons.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in curriculum delivery lead to some pupils not learning intended knowledge.
• Lack of a systematic approach to supporting pupils struggling with reading.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at William Austin Junior School attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at William Austin Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 William Austin Junior School had 24.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.9% of pupils at William Austin Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 William Austin Junior School received £6,580 and spent £6,985 for each of its 498 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £296,000 (£594 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is William Austin Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for William Austin Junior School is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was William Austin Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

William Austin Junior School was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does William Austin Junior School have?

William Austin Junior School has 498 pupils on roll.

What age range does William Austin Junior School cover?

William Austin Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are William Austin Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is William Austin Junior School?

William Austin Junior School is at Austin Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 1UA.