Farley Junior Academy

State-Funded School

farley-junior-academy-luton-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

LutonLocal Authority

Luton South and South BedfordshireConstituency

LU1 5JFPostcode

9.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Farley Junior Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Luton, East of England.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 334 pupils. Farley Junior Academy is part of WHIPPERLEY ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 56%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

23%

Asian

48%

Black

Mixed

14%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

334

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

39%

England average

27%

First language not English

39%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 334
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: WHIPPERLEY ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Mar 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
26 Jun 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.