Pirton Hill Primary School

Pirton Hill Primary School is demonstrating a strong standard of educational performance, meeting safeguarding standards and fostering a positive culture. Leaders are actively involved in enhancing the curriculum, particularly in reading and writing, leading to improvement in pupil engagement and attendance. However, the school faces challenges in achieving expected standards in writing by the end of key stage 2, particularly in spelling and handwriting, which hinder students' readiness for future education stages. Additionally, despite overall positive development, some areas require further attention to ensure all pupils, particularly those disadvantaged or with SEND, receive the full benefit of educational improvements.

Strengths

• Leaders have developed a broad, well-sequenced curriculum.
• High expectations for pupil attendance and behavior have led to significant improvements.
• Pupils feel safe and report rare incidents of bullying.
• Effective support is provided for pupils with SEND, promoting their integration.
• Leadership prioritizes professional development for teachers, enhancing curriculum delivery.

Areas for Improvement

• Too few pupils reach the expected standard in writing by the end of key stage 2.
• Inconsistent assessment practices lead to gaps in pupils' skills, particularly in handwriting, grammar, and spelling.
• Some pupils join mid-year, affecting their educational continuity and outcomes.

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 Pirton Hill Primary School attended 94.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.1% 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, 1.2% of pupils at Pirton Hill Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Pirton Hill Primary School had 18.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 4.6% 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, 17.3% of pupils at Pirton Hill Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.6% 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 Pirton Hill Primary School received £7,969 and spent £7,928 for each of its 385 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £620,000 (£1,612 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 Pirton Hill Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Pirton Hill Primary School is Needs attention, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Pirton Hill Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Pirton Hill Primary School was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Pirton Hill Primary School have?

Pirton Hill Primary School has 392 pupils on roll.

What age range does Pirton Hill Primary School cover?

Pirton Hill Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Pirton Hill Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 54% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Pirton Hill Primary School?

Pirton Hill Primary School is at Butely Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 9EX.