Someries Junior School

About Someries Junior School

Someries Junior School is a state primary in Luton, catering for children aged 7 to 11. It sits 17th out of 37 primary schools in the local authority, placing it just inside the top half of Luton’s schools. The three highest-ranked peers in the area are Tennyson Road Primary School, Hillborough Junior School, and River Bank Primary School, all of which score higher on the same ranking metric. The school is rated Good by Ofsted following its most recent graded inspection in November 2024, with Good marks across all four assessed categories: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. This is consistent with its previous inspection in 2015, which also rated it Good overall. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre, which shares the same site.

In the 2023/24 academic year, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2, which matches the Luton local authority average of 62%. This places the school in the bottom 50% nationally, ranked 7061 out of 13686 primary schools. Looking at individual subjects, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in writing, 73% in maths, and 65% in reading. At the higher standard, 35% achieved it in maths, 30% in reading, and 27% in writing, with 20% hitting the higher threshold across all three subjects. Average scaled scores were 105 for reading and 104 for maths. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds compared with pupils starting from similar baselines.

The school is full, with 240 pupils on roll matching its capacity. It offers a range of facilities including art studios, music rooms, an ICT suite, a sensory room, and a chapel. Sports provision includes football, swimming, netball, tennis, athletics, cross country, and dance, while clubs cover art, chess, film, book club, coding, and choir. SEND support is available for a broad range of needs, including autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language difficulties, and social, emotional and mental health needs. Parent View responses from 57 parents in the 2024/25 period show strong satisfaction: 95% agreed or strongly agreed their child is happy, and 93% said their child does well. 88% would recommend the school. However, only 65% agreed that concerns are dealt with properly, and 50% agreed that SEND children receive the support they need, suggesting some areas of concern for a minority of families.

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