# The Linden Academy

The 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.

Primary school. Code E137324. [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Free schools
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 427
- Council: Luton
- URN: 137324

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (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
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, 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

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

- [Chiltern Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chiltern-academy-e145872): 170 m. Secondary. Good (overall), February 2023. Attainment 8 of 52.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Avenue Centre for Education](https://openindex.co.uk/school/avenue-centre-for-education-e134525): 470 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Good (overall), February 2024
- [Cutenhoe Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cutenhoe-hill-primary-school-e109571): 510 m. Primary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Tennyson Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tennyson-road-primary-school-e147376): 890 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), June 2024. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Oakwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakwood-primary-school-e135539): 890 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Hart Hill Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hart-hill-nursery-school-e109418): 1.1 km. Nursery. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 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/137324)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/137324)

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