St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary SchoolSouthfield Primary Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School and Southfield Primary Academy are primary schools in Luton.

  • St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Southfield Primary Academy scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School was judged Good and Southfield Primary Academy 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 66.0% for St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School and 72.0% for Southfield Primary Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School (64.0% in 2022-23, 66.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Southfield Primary Academy (49.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School versus Southfield Primary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LutonSt Martin De Porres Catholic Primary SchoolLutonSouthfield Primary AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC65/100Stronger figureC64/100
Local ranking10th of 44 in Luton Stronger figure14th of 44 in Luton
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll402 425
Capacity420 420
LocationLuton, LU4 0PF Luton, LU4 0PE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard66.0% 72.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard2.0% 3.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census402 425
Free school meals (ever 6)15.2% 33.2%
English as an additional language50.2% 59.3%
SEN support13.7% 24.2%
SEN with an EHC plan4.7% 3.3%
Attendance
Overall absence3.7% Stronger figure4.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence8.7% 7.8% 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.

St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School

Southfield Primary Academy

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