Caddington Village SchoolSt Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Caddington Village School and St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Luton.

  • Caddington Village School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Caddington Village School was judged the expected standard and St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School was judged Good.

  • 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 75.0% for St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School.

  • 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 St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Caddington Village School versus St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LutonCaddington Village SchoolLutonSt Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD52/100B75/100Stronger figure
Local ranking18th of 92 in Central Bedfordshire 4th of 44 in Luton
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll292 453
Capacity420 450
LocationLuton, LU1 4JD Luton, LU1 5PP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard62.0% 75.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard10.0% 13.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census292 453
Free school meals (ever 6)18.3% 25.0%
English as an additional language1.7% 42.8%
SEN support13.4% 12.1%
SEN with an EHC plan4.5% 1.8%
Attendance
Overall absence7.8% 4.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence19.8% 11.8% 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

St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School

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