Parklea Primary SchoolPirton Hill Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Parklea Primary School and Pirton Hill Primary School are primary schools in Luton.

  • Parklea Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Pirton Hill Primary School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Parklea Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Parklea Primary School was judged Good and Pirton Hill Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 69.0% for Parklea Primary School and 54.0% for Pirton Hill Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Parklea Primary School (48.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Pirton Hill Primary School (55.0% in 2022-23, 54.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Parklea Primary School versus Pirton Hill Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LutonParklea Primary SchoolLutonPirton Hill Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD51/100Stronger figureD48/100
Local ranking30th of 44 in Luton Stronger figure33rd of 44 in Luton
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll548 405
Capacity630 420
LocationLuton, LU3 3EW Luton, LU4 9EX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard69.0% Stronger figure54.0% 62.0%
At higher standard9.0% Stronger figure2.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure102.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census548 405
Free school meals (ever 6)23.0% 38.9%
English as an additional language46.9% 59.5%
SEN support10.4% 17.0%
SEN with an EHC plan3.1% 3.2%
Attendance
Overall absence5.6% Stronger figure5.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence14.3% Stronger figure16.1% 15.8%

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.

Parklea Primary School

Pirton Hill Primary School

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