The Linden Academy
Primary schoolThe Linden Academy is a primary school in Luton, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 427 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), June 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 18 June 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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, 64% of pupils at The Linden Academy 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 | 64% | 65% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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- Chiltern AcademySecondary. Good (overall), February 2023. Attainment 8 of 52.4 (2025/26, provisional)170 m
- Avenue Centre for EducationPupil referral and alternative provision. Good (overall), February 2024470 m
- Cutenhoe Hill Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)510 m
- Tennyson Road Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), June 2024. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)890 m
- Oakwood Primary SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file890 m
- Hart Hill Nursery SchoolNursery. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 20241.1 km
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).