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William Austin Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–7 · Community school
Culverhouse Road, Luton LU3 1PZ · williamaustininfants.co.uk · 01582 595198
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 313
- 87% of 360 places
- Local authority
- Luton
- Free school meals
- 19.2%
- First language not English
- 56.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 95 families put the school first and 100 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 100 | 95 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 108 | 98 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 85 | 81 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 97 | 88 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 113 | 103 | 0.9 | 100% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 16 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for William Austin Infant School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 15 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Jan 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good May 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (22 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 22
- 7% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 55% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied