Maidenhall Primary School
Newark Road, Luton, LU4 8LD
628 pupils · 75% of 840 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Luton
- Free school meals
- 22.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 March 2026, published 17 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 67% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 1% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.99 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 67 | 66 | 143 | 67 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 69 | 69 | 136 | 69 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 69 | 67 | 141 | 68 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 81 | 75 | 148 | 78 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 78 | 76 | 172 | 77 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 69 | 66 | 146 | 67 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 73 | 72 | 162 | 73 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 93 | 89 | 193 | 92 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Denbigh Primary School 0.5 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Beech Hill Community Primary School 0.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Foxdell Primary School 1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- River Bank Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Downside Primary School 1.2 km · Improved significantly (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.