# Tennyson Road Primary School

Tennyson Road Primary School is a primary school in Luton, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 724 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E147376. [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 724
- Council: Luton
- URN: 147376

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (overall), June 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 4 June 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 80% of pupils at Tennyson Road Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 65% in Luton and 62% in England.
5% 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 | 80% | 65% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Oakwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakwood-primary-school-e135539): 140 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Chapel Street Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chapel-street-nursery-school-e109421): 470 m. Nursery. School remains Good, May 2023
- [Hillborough Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hillborough-junior-school-e109578): 650 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), November 2023. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hillborough Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hillborough-infant-and-nursery-school-e109581): 650 m. Primary. School remains Good, May 2023
- [Cutenhoe Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cutenhoe-hill-primary-school-e109571): 650 m. Primary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Avenue Centre for Education](https://openindex.co.uk/school/avenue-centre-for-education-e134525): 670 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Good (overall), February 2024

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/147376)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/147376)

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