The Linden Academy 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 requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 31/01/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading is below average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Osborne Road, Luton

School Information

Address: Osborne Road, Luton, LU1 3HJ
Website: linden.thesharedlearningtrust.org.uk
Telephone: 01582211441
School Type: Free schools
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Luton
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Michelle Woodhams
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 137324

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 31/01/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 384
Number of Pupils: 318
Number of Boys: 154
Number of Girls: 164

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -3.5 to -0.1
Writing
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.3 to 1.9
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.6 Confidence interval -5.1 to -2.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:45%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:100
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hart Hill Nursery School
Whitecroft Road , LU2 0JS
3out of 4 1,208 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Chapel Street Nursery School
Russell Street , LU1 5EA
3out of 4 1,250 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Rothesay Nursery School
59 Rothesay Road , LU1 1RB
3out of 4 1,673 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Linden Academy
Osborne Road , LU1 3HJ
2out of 4 0 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Surrey Street Primary School
Surrey Street Primary School, Cutenhoe Learning Park, Cutenhoe Road , LU1 3NJ
3out of 4 562 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Tennyson Road Primary School
Tennyson Road , LU1 3RS
4out of 4 970 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Crawley Green Infant School
Beaconsfield , LU2 0RW
4out of 4 1,362 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Wenlock CofE Junior School
Beaconsfield Road , LU2 0RW
2out of 4 1,371 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chiltern Academy
Gipsy Lane , LU1 3GF
- not rated 183 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Stockwood Park Academy
Rotheram Avenue , LU1 5PP
2out of 4 2,453 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Queen Elizabeth School
Crawley Green Road , LU2 9AG
3out of 4 2,755 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Denbigh High School
Alexandra Avenue , LU3 1HE
4out of 4 2,856 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Avenue Centre for Education
Cutenhoe Road , LU1 3NJ
3out of 4 512 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
University of Bedfordshire
Park Square , LU1 3JU
- not rated 920 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oakwood Primary School
117 Tennyson Road , LU1 3RR
- not rated 970 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Luton Pentecostal Church Christian Academy
15 Church Street , LU1 3JE
- not rated 1,024 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Windmill Hill School
York Street ,
- not rated 1,543 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.