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Bramingham Primary School

Community school · Luton · LU3 4BL

Ages 4–11 · 401 pupils · Luton

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

48%

Overall absence

4.8%

Admissions demand

1.18 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-03-28

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)48%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.6%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
371

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.18 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

71

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

59

Total preferences (any rank)
154
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
Applications from outside LA
7
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill95%

401 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
401
Boys / girls
197 / 204
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
401 / 420 (95%)
Free school meals
14.3%
FSM pupils
57
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Petra Sutton Satinder Bains

Location

Address
Freeman Avenue
Postcode
LU3 4BL
Town
Luton
County
Bedfordshire
Local authority
Luton
District
Luton
Constituency
Luton North
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
PD - Physical Disability
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
12 on roll / 12 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Luton, Luton, 401 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 14.3%. SEN provision includes: PD - Physical Disability.

Open schools in Luton
84
Primary schools in Luton
52
Academies among open schools in Luton
33% (28)
Open schools in LU3
23
Primary in LU3
15
Open schools in Luton LA
79
Primary in Luton LA
46

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in LutonNear LU3

  • Warden Hill Infant Academy

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Luton · LU3 2DN · Luton

    Ages 4–7

    • FSM14.8%

    0.6 miles away

  • Warden Hill Junior School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Luton · LU3 2DN · Luton

    Ages 7–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM20.8%

    0.6 miles away

  • The Meads Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Luton · LU3 2UE · Luton

    Ages 4–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM29.6%
    • Demand0.88

    0.8 miles away

  • Whitefield Primary Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Luton · LU3 3SS · Luton

    Ages 3–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM46.1%
    • Demand0.96

    1.0 miles away

  • Waulud Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Luton · LU3 3LZ · Luton

    Ages 3–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM45.8%
    • Demand0.96

    1.0 miles away

  • Icknield Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Luton · LU3 2JB · Luton

    Ages 4–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM21.1%
    • Demand0.97

    1.0 miles away

  • Parklea Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Luton · LU3 3EW · Luton

    Ages 4–11

    • KS245%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM24.5%
    • Demand0.94

    1.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Petra Sutton Satinder Bains
Telephone
01582617500
Website
www.bramingham.net/

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