Caddington Village SchoolFarley Junior Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Luton.

Summary of the comparison

Caddington Village School and Farley Junior Academy are primary schools in Luton.

  • Caddington Village School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Farley Junior Academy scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Farley Junior Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Caddington Village School was judged the expected standard and Farley Junior Academy was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 62.0% for Caddington Village School and 64.0% for Farley Junior Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Caddington Village School (59.0% in 2022-23, 62.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Farley Junior Academy (58.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Caddington Village School versus Farley Junior Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LutonCaddington Village SchoolLutonFarley Junior AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD52/100D54/100Stronger figure
Local ranking18th of 92 in Central Bedfordshire 27th of 44 in Luton
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 7-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll292 349
Capacity420 360
LocationLuton, LU1 4JD Luton, LU1 5JF
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard62.0% 64.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard10.0% 10.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 105.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census292 349
Free school meals (ever 6)18.3% 34.4%
English as an additional language1.7% 37.8%
SEN support13.4% 20.9%
SEN with an EHC plan4.5% 1.7%
Attendance
Overall absence7.8% 4.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence19.8% 10.0% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Caddington Village School

Farley Junior Academy

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