Warden Hill Infant School
Details
| Age Range | 4-7 years |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Type | Maintained school, Community school |
| Religious Character | Does not apply |
| Local Authority | Luton |
| Address | Birdsfoot Lane, LU3 2DN |
| School Website | www.wardenhillinfant.co.uk |
| Telephone | 1582595150 |
| URN | 109570 |
School Census
| Total | 354 |
| Girls/Boys | 174/180 |
| Girls/Boys Ratio | 49.2%/50.8% |
| % pupils where English not first language | 32.2% |
| No. pupils eligible for free school meals | 55 |
| Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support | 11.9% |
Ofsted Ratings
Ofsted Inspections
The latest Ofsted inspection was on 14/05/2024 and the overall effectiveness rating was Requires improvement.
| Start Date | Ofsted Rating |
|---|---|
| 14/05/2024 | Requires improvement |
| 10/05/2017 | Good |
| 28/02/2007 | Outstanding |
| Inspection Date | 14/05/2024 |
| Quality of Education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | Good |
| Personal Development | Good |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Requires improvement |
| Inspection Date | 10/05/2017 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Good |
| Inspection Date | 28/02/2007 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Outstanding |
Ofsted Inspection Timeline
Primary Admissions
| First preference v Offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 206 |
| As First Preference | 82 |
| As second preference | 84 |
| As third preference | 40 |
| Total Offers Made | 96 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 82 |
| second preference offers | 12 |
| third preference offers | 2 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.05% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 264 |
| As First Preference | 109 |
| As second preference | 106 |
| As third preference | 49 |
| Total Offers Made | 118 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 104 |
| second preference offers | 12 |
| third preference offers | 2 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.01% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 260 |
| As First Preference | 116 |
| As second preference | 93 |
| As third preference | 51 |
| Total Offers Made | 120 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 115 |
| second preference offers | 5 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 238 |
| As First Preference | 101 |
| As second preference | 97 |
| As third preference | 40 |
| Total Offers Made | 111 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 101 |
| second preference offers | 10 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.02% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 271 |
| As First Preference | 117 |
| As second preference | 99 |
| As third preference | 55 |
| Total Offers Made | 120 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 115 |
| second preference offers | 4 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 271 |
| As First Preference | 97 |
| As second preference | 122 |
| As third preference | 51 |
| Total Offers Made | 107 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 97 |
| second preference offers | 10 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.22% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 339 |
| As First Preference | 141 |
| As second preference | 145 |
| As third preference | 53 |
| Total Offers Made | 119 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 116 |
| second preference offers | 3 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.10% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 305 |
| As First Preference | 122 |
| As second preference | 125 |
| As third preference | 58 |
| Total Offers Made | 118 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 111 |
| second preference offers | 6 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.41% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 393 |
| As First Preference | 155 |
| As second preference | 161 |
| As third preference | 77 |
| Total Offers Made | 119 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 110 |
| second preference offers | 9 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.02% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 343 |
| As First Preference | 110 |
| As second preference | 157 |
| As third preference | 76 |
| Total Offers Made | 120 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 108 |
| second preference offers | 12 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.09% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 316 |
| As First Preference | 122 |
| As second preference | 140 |
| As third preference | 54 |
| Total Offers Made | 119 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 112 |
| second preference offers | 7 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
Parents View
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 64% |
| agree | 33% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 3% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 67% |
| agree | 31% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 49% |
| agree | 44% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 3% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 3% |
| agree | 13% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 18% |
| not applicable | 64% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 49% |
| agree | 31% |
| disagree | 15% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 3% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 38% |
| agree | 18% |
| disagree | 10% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 3% |
| not applicable | 28% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 0% |
| no | 0% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 0% |
| agree | 0% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| dont know | 0% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 38% |
| agree | 31% |
| disagree | 21% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 8% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 62% |
| agree | 31% |
| disagree | 8% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 62% |
| agree | 28% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 5% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 46% |
| agree | 33% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 15% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 54% |
| agree | 38% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 44% |
| agree | 36% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 15% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 92% |
| no | 8% |
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 46% |
| agree | 49% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 51% |
| agree | 46% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 41% |
| agree | 54% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 11% |
| agree | 3% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 11% |
| not applicable | 70% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 51% |
| agree | 30% |
| disagree | 14% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 0% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 32% |
| agree | 19% |
| disagree | 14% |
| strongly disagree | 8% |
| don't know | 3% |
| not applicable | 24% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 0% |
| no | 0% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 0% |
| agree | 0% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| dont know | 0% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 51% |
| agree | 32% |
| disagree | 11% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 3% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 51% |
| agree | 38% |
| disagree | 8% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 38% |
| agree | 46% |
| disagree | 11% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 0% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 46% |
| agree | 41% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 8% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 49% |
| agree | 46% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 41% |
| agree | 30% |
| disagree | 14% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 14% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 81% |
| no | 19% |
Ethnicity
| time period | 2023-24 |
| pakistani ethnic origin | 32.6% |
| white british ethnic origin | 12.6% |
| indian ethnic origin | 11.1% |
| bangladeshi ethnic origin | 9.4% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 5.4% |
| white and black caribbean ethnic origin | 5.4% |
| white and asian ethnic origin | 5.1% |
| any other asian background ethnic origin | 5.1% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 3.7% |
| african ethnic origin | 3.4% |
| any other ethnic group ethnic origin | 1.7% |
| caribbean ethnic origin | 1.4% |
| white and black african ethnic origin | 1.1% |
| gypsy roma ethnic origin | 0.9% |
| any other black background ethnic origin | 0.6% |
| time period | 2022-23 |
| pakistani ethnic origin | 31.1% |
| white british ethnic origin | 15% |
| indian ethnic origin | 9.3% |
| bangladeshi ethnic origin | 7.9% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 6.2% |
| white and black caribbean ethnic origin | 5.9% |
| white and asian ethnic origin | 5.6% |
| any other asian background ethnic origin | 4.5% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 3.4% |
| african ethnic origin | 3.4% |
| caribbean ethnic origin | 2.5% |
| any other ethnic group ethnic origin | 2% |
| gypsy roma ethnic origin | 0.8% |
| any other black background ethnic origin | 0.8% |
| traveller of irish heritage ethnic origin | 0.6% |
Nearby Schools
Warden Hill Junior School
(0.00 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Good
Age: 7-11, Gender: Mixed
Address: Birdsfoot Lane, , LU3 2DN
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
(0.44 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Good
Age: 11-18, Gender: Mixed
Address: Warden Hill Road, , LU2 7AE
Icknield High School
(0.53 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Good
Age: 11-16, Gender: Mixed
Address: Riddy Lane, , LU3 2AH
Bramingham Primary School
(0.53 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Good
Age: 4-11, Gender: Mixed
Address: Freeman Avenue, , LU3 4BL
Icknield Primary School
(0.59 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Good
Age: 4-11, Gender: Mixed
Address: Birdsfoot Lane, , LU3 2JB