Downside Primary School

State-Funded School

downside-primary-school-luton-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

LutonLocal Authority

Luton NorthConstituency

LU4 8EZPostcode

6.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Downside Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Luton, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,015 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 66%
Higher standard: 12%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

Asian

82%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,015

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

20%

England average

27%

First language not English

35%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,015
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Improved significantly

Ungraded inspection on 6 November 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
5 Jun 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.