Bramingham Primary School

Community school·Primary school Luton·LU3 4BL
Composite score
54.4
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National rank
#582
In East of England
#16
In Luton
Top 38%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
73%
% achieving higher RWM
6%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
73%
81 first choices, 60 places
First choices per place
1.35
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
180
any preference, for 60 places
Applications from another council area
3%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.03
00.511.52
1 per place
1.0020221.0920231.1820241.3820251.352026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Luton does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Reception place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Bramingham Primary School. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
397
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
14.1%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
36.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
18.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
6.3%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.8%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
11.6%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.8
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,423
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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School overview

Bramingham Primary School is a primary school serving Luton, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 397 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Bramingham Primary School 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 25.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 38% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 6% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 73% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (81 first choices for 60 places). Overall pupil absence was 4.8%. There are about 21.8 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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