Dallow Primary School

Dallow Primary School continues to perform well overall, maintaining its status as a good school. Pupils enjoy a supportive and friendly environment where they feel safe and can express themselves confidently. The curriculum is well-developed in several areas, and there is a strong emphasis on reading, alongside effective support for pupils with special educational needs. However, there are some subjects where the curriculum needs further clarity and development to ensure consistent learning across all areas. Teachers are generally effective, but there are occasional inconsistencies in behavior management that need addressing.

Strengths

• Pupils feel happy and safe in a supportive environment.
• Strong emphasis on early reading with effective support for all students.
• Pupils with SEND are successful and well-supported.
• Well-planned curriculum in most subjects leading to good achievement.
• Pupils take on roles and responsibilities seriously, boosting self-confidence.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack clear outlines of key knowledge leading to inconsistent teaching.
• Inconsistencies in behavior management by some teachers affect pupil clarity on expectations.

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 Dallow Primary School attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.5% 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, 1.6% of pupils at Dallow Primary 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 Dallow Primary School had 20.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.9% 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, 13.2% of pupils at Dallow Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.3% 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 2024–25 Dallow Primary School received £6,539 and spent £6,637 for each of its 616 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £364,000 (£591 per pupil).

Across all 19 schools of Chiltern Learning Trust, income was £7,910 and spending £7,771 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

Dallow Primary School is part of Chiltern Learning Trust, which runs 21 schools. The nearest others:

• Denbigh High School Luton
• Chiltern Academy Luton
• Challney High School for Boys Luton
• Challney High School for Girls Luton
• Putteridge High School Luton
• Lea Manor High School Luton
• Ardley Hill Academy Dunstable
• Lark Rise Academy Dunstable
• Lancot School Dunstable
• The Thomas Alleyne Academy Stevenage

What is Dallow Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Dallow Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Dallow Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Dallow Primary School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Dallow Primary School have?

Dallow Primary School has 605 pupils on roll.

What age range does Dallow Primary School cover?

Dallow Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Dallow Primary School?

Dallow Primary School is at Dallow Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 1LZ.