Southfield Primary Academy
Primary schoolSouthfield Primary Academy is a primary school in Luton, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 405 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), June 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 6 June 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
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, 72% of pupils at Southfield Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 65% in Luton and 62% in England.
3% 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 | 72% | 65% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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- Pastures Way Nursery SchoolNursery. School remains Good, April 2023110 m
- Chantry Primary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, June 2023. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)300 m
- St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, July 2024. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)310 m
- The Chalk Hills AcademySecondary. School remains Good, November 2023. Attainment 8 of 42.8 (2025/26, provisional)700 m
- Ferrars Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, November 2022. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)940 m
- The Ferrars AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, December 2022960 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).