Chantry Primary Academy

Chantry Primary Academy continues to perform at a good standard, providing a well-rounded educational experience for its pupils. The school emphasizes values such as aspiration and respect, which enhances a positive learning environment. Leaders are dedicated to the well-being of students and have implemented an ambitious curriculum that aligns with the community's context, resulting in high achievement across various subjects. Although the majority of pupils make good progress, there are some younger students who struggle, particularly with reading, indicating the need for more targeted support.

Strengths

• High achievement across the curriculum.
• Ambitious curriculum reflecting community values.
• Effective reading strategies implemented from an early age.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Positive pupil behavior, especially among older students.
• Rich opportunities for personal development and extracurricular activities.
• Dedicated and well-supported staff.

Areas for Improvement

• Some younger pupils do not receive the focused support needed to improve reading skills.

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 Chantry Primary Academy attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.6% 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 Chantry Primary Academy 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 Chantry Primary Academy had 24.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.5% 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, 20.9% of pupils at Chantry Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 12 pupils.

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 2024–25 Chantry Primary Academy received £8,339 and spent £7,933 for each of its 627 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £431,000 (£688 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of Pioneer Learning Trust, income was £6,136 and spending £6,050 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Luton · Luton local authority: places and applications

Chantry Primary Academy is part of Pioneer Learning Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Southfield Primary Academy Luton
• Ferrars Junior School Luton
• The Ferrars Academy Luton
• Whitefield Primary Academy Luton
• Warden Hill Infant Academy Luton
• Lakeview School Bedford

What is Chantry Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Chantry Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Chantry Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Chantry Primary Academy was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Chantry Primary Academy have?

Chantry Primary Academy has 631 pupils on roll.

What age range does Chantry Primary Academy cover?

Chantry Primary Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Chantry Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Chantry Primary Academy?

Chantry Primary Academy is at Tomlinson Avenue, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 0QP.