# William Austin Junior School

William 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.

Primary school. Code E109560. [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 7 to 11
- Pupils: 498
- Council: Luton
- URN: 109560

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, November 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 30 November 2022
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, 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

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

- [William Austin Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-austin-infant-school-e109584): 70 m. Primary. Standards maintained, October 2024
- [Icknield High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/icknield-high-school-e137679): 720 m. Secondary. Good (overall), February 2024. Attainment 8 of 48.3 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Icknield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/icknield-primary-school-e109579): 720 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Denbigh Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/denbigh-primary-school-e109534): 910 m. Primary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [River Bank Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/river-bank-primary-school-e139782): 940 m. Primary. Improved significantly, January 2025. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Jamiatul Uloom Al - Islamia](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jamiatul-uloom-al-islamia-e134805): 940 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## 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/109560)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/109560)

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