Hillborough Junior School is a primary school located in Luton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 20/01/2010. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4%, the same as UK average.

School Information

Address: Hillborough Road, Luton, LU1 5EZ
Website: www.hillborough.org/
Telephone: 01582613331
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Luton
Headteacher / Principal: Mr David Bradshaw
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 109578

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 20/01/2010

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 358
Number of Boys: 180
Number of Girls: 178

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 3.6 Confidence interval 2.2 to 4.9
Writing
Well Above Average: 4.2 Confidence interval 2.9 to 5.4
Maths
Well Above Average: 6.6 Confidence interval 5.5 to 7.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:89%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:31%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:112
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chapel Street Nursery School
Russell Street , LU1 5EA
3out of 4 443 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Rothesay Nursery School
59 Rothesay Road , LU1 1RB
3out of 4 547 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Hart Hill Nursery School
Whitecroft Road , LU2 0JS
3out of 4 2,014 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hillborough Junior School
Hillborough Road , LU1 5EZ
4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hillborough Infant and Nursery School
Hillborough Road , LU1 5EZ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Farley Junior Academy
Northdrift Way , LU1 5JF
- not rated 473 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Tennyson Road Primary School
Tennyson Road , LU1 3RS
4out of 4 705 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School
Rotheram Avenue , LU1 5PP
2out of 4 1,070 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Stockwood Park Academy
Rotheram Avenue , LU1 5PP
2out of 4 909 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chiltern Academy
Gipsy Lane , LU1 3GF
- not rated 1,783 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Denbigh High School
Alexandra Avenue , LU3 1HE
4out of 4 2,255 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oakwood Primary School
117 Tennyson Road , LU1 3RR
- not rated 804 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
University of Bedfordshire
Park Square , LU1 3JU
- not rated 1,180 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Luton Pentecostal Church Christian Academy
15 Church Street , LU1 3JE
- not rated 1,228 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School)
82 - 86 Dunstable Road , LU1 1EH
- not rated 1,403 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Avenue Centre for Education
Cutenhoe Road , LU1 3NJ
3out of 4 1,435 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.