Wenlock CofE Academy

Wenlock CofE Academy is performing well overall, with strong standards in various domains of education and personal development. The school has effective systems for identifying and supporting pupils' specific needs, including those with special educational needs and disabilities. Leaders work closely with parents to foster a shared understanding of how to best support students, and staff are well-trained to adapt the curriculum to individual needs. The personal development program is well-designed and promotes values of justice, respect, and belonging among pupils.

Strengths

• Effective systems are in place to identify and support pupils' specific needs.
• Well-trained staff make appropriate adaptations to the curriculum.
• Pupils feel safe and have a strong sense of belonging.
• The school's personal development program enhances pupils' understanding of relationships and safety.
• Leaders are responsive to pupils' changing needs and effective in supporting disadvantaged students.

Areas for Improvement

• Outcomes in national tests at the end of key stage 2 are not high enough.
• Gaps in pupils' knowledge in reading, writing, and mathematics need to be addressed consistently.

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 Wenlock CofE Academy attended 94.4% 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, 1.5% of pupils at Wenlock CofE 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 Wenlock CofE Academy had 21.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 27.4% 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, 23.8% of pupils at Wenlock CofE Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.5% 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 Wenlock CofE Academy received £7,177 and spent £6,978 for each of its 324 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £135,000 (£416 per pupil).

Across all 14 schools of Diocese of St Albans Multi-Academy Trust, income was £7,648 and spending £7,542 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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Wenlock CofE Academy is part of Diocese of St Albans Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• Manshead Church of England Academy Luton
• Kensworth Church of England Academy Dunstable
• Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy Dunstable
• Studham Village CofE Academy Studham
• Totternhoe Church of England Academy Dunstable
• St Leonards CE Academy Leighton Buzzard
• Caldecote Church of England Academy Biggleswade
• Northill CofE Academy Biggleswade
• St James' CofE Academy Bedford
• Great Barford Church of England Primary Academy Bedford

What is Wenlock CofE Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wenlock CofE Academy is Needs attention, from an inspection in April 2026.

When was Wenlock CofE Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Wenlock CofE Academy was last inspected in April 2026.

How many pupils does Wenlock CofE Academy have?

Wenlock CofE Academy has 311 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wenlock CofE Academy cover?

Wenlock CofE Academy for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Wenlock CofE Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 30% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Wenlock CofE Academy?

Wenlock CofE Academy is at Beaconsfield Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 0RW.