St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: Strong
Score
B78
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Luton, LU1 5PP
- Distance
- 0.5km away
Whipperley Infant Academy
Whipperley Ring, Farley Hill, Luton, LU1 5QY
Local ranking39th of 44 primary schools in Luton
Ofsted: Outstanding
Primary
Phase
270
Capacity
4-7
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: Ofsted inspection 17 June 2025. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 17 June 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership & management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 250
- Boys
- 117 (49%)
- Girls
- 124 (51%)
- Capacity
- 270 (89% full)
- SEND
- 22.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 26.8%
- EAL
- 45.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.0%
- SEN Support
- 18.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 15.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,216/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 4.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 11.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- Asian Pakistani: 35.0%
- White Other: 13.2%
- White British: 9.9%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 9.9%
- Black African: 9.1%
- Other: 6.2%
- Asian Indian: 4.9%
- Gypsy/Roma: 2.9%
35.0%
Asian Pakistani
13.2%
White Other
9.9%
White British
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Whipperley Ring
Luton, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 139219
- UKPRN
- 10040004
- Establishment No.
- 2251
- Trust
- WHIPPERLEY ACADEMY TRUST
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