St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School

St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School continues to maintain its status as a good school, with high levels of pupil enjoyment and engagement observed during the recent inspection. The school fosters a respectful and caring environment, where pupils feel safe and are encouraged to develop both academically and personally. The curriculum is broad and aims to instill important life skills, and there is a strong emphasis on supporting students with special educational needs and/or disabilities, ensuring that all pupils can achieve their potential. The collaboration within the staff team and the support from the St Thomas Catholic Academies Trust further contribute to the school's effectiveness and unified approach to education.

Strengths

• Pupils are notably happy and enjoy their time in school.
• The school has a strong culture of respect and support.
• High expectations are set for pupil learning and achievement.
• The curriculum is broad, ambitious, and well-defined.
• Strong support is provided for pupils with SEND.
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils enhance the learning environment.
• Effective safeguarding arrangements are in place.

Areas for Improvement

• In some curriculum areas, key knowledge is not effectively identified or taught.
• Teachers do not always adjust tasks well for differing levels of prior knowledge.

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 St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School attended 96.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.7% 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, 1.0% of pupils at St Martin De Porres Catholic 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 St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School had 23.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.6% 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, 14.1% of pupils at St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.3% 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 St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School received £6,848 and spent £6,385 for each of its 402 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £62,000 (-£154 per pupil).

Across all 17 schools of St Thomas Catholic Academies Trust, income was £7,112 and spending £7,057 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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St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School is part of St Thomas Catholic Academies Trust, which runs 18 schools. The nearest others:

• St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Dunstable
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Luton
• St Mary's Catholic Primary School Luton
• St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School Luton
• Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College Luton
• Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Luton
• St Louis Catholic Primary School Aylesbury
• St Joseph's Catholic Infant School Aylesbury
• St Edward's Catholic Junior School Aylesbury
• Our Lady's Catholic Primary School Amersham

What is St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School have?

St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School has 377 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School cover?

St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School?

St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School is at Pastures Way, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 0PF.