River Bank Primary School
Primary schoolRiver Bank Primary School is a primary school in Luton, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 793 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Improved significantly, January 2025
Before that: Good (overall), October 2019
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 1 October 2019
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Improved significantly, 22 January 2025
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 78% of pupils at River Bank Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 65% in Luton and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Luton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 65% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Denbigh High SchoolSecondary. Outstanding (overall), December 2023. Attainment 8 of 54.3 (2025/26, provisional)300 m
- Active Support Education CentreSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file750 m
- Denbigh Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)760 m
- Richmond Hill SchoolSpecial. Standards maintained, March 2025900 m
- William Austin Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, November 2022. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)940 m
- William Austin Infant SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, October 2024940 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Luton
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).