William Austin Junior School
Primary schoolWilliam Austin Junior School is a primary school in Luton, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 498 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, November 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 30 November 2022
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, 71% of pupils at William Austin Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 65% in Luton and 62% in England.
10% 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 | 71% | 65% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 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- William Austin Infant SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, October 202470 m
- Icknield High SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), February 2024. Attainment 8 of 48.3 (2025/26, provisional)720 m
- Icknield Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)720 m
- Denbigh Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)910 m
- River Bank Primary SchoolPrimary. Improved significantly, January 2025. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)940 m
- Jamiatul Uloom Al - IslamiaIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file940 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).