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Caddington Village School

Primary · Luton · LU1 4JD

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 3 December 2024

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At a glance

277 pupils · 66% of 420 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
16% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
1.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
13.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://www.caddingtonschool.net
URN
109664

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 28 families named it first for 42 Reception places, 0.67 first choices per place. We hold 4 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2022 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 3 December 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 7.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.67 first-choice applications per place

42 places offered · 28 first-choice applications · usually has places

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

42 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
62%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
10%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school62%
Median of its 12 closest peers57.5%
Central Bedfordshire average54.8%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Lakenheath Community Primary SchoolLakenheath · 57 miles awayGood45%
Ravensmead Primary SchoolStoke-on-Trent · 113 miles awayGood42%
Amblecote Primary SchoolStourbridge · 83 miles awayExpected standard71%
Redlands Primary SchoolFareham · 77 miles awayExpected standard67%
Roselands Primary SchoolPaignton · 168 miles awayGood57%
Mount Primary SchoolWirral · 154 miles awayNeeds attention56%
Crossgates Primary SchoolRochdale · 139 miles awayGood62%
Lee-on-the-Solent Junior SchoolLee-on-the-Solent · 80 miles awayExpected standard58%
Little Paxton Primary SchoolSt. Neots · 28 miles awayGood28%
Five Spires AcademyLichfield · 81 miles awayGood78%
The Metheringham Primary SchoolLincoln · 88 miles awayGood54%
The Bishops CofE Learning AcademyNewquay · 224 miles awayGood61%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 71% (Central Bedfordshire 70%, England 60%) · White Traveller of Irish heritage 5% (Central Bedfordshire 0%, England 0%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 4% (Central Bedfordshire 3%, England 2%) · Any other White background 4% (Central Bedfordshire 8%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Asian 4% (Central Bedfordshire 2%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Central Bedfordshire 3%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Central Bedfordshire 2%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Central Bedfordshire 1%, England 5%) · Black African 2% (Central Bedfordshire 3%, England 5%) · Not recorded 1% (Central Bedfordshire 1%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 1% (Central Bedfordshire 2%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Central Bedfordshire 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
7.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
18.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

7.19 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Central Bedfordshire: 3.50 suspensions and 0.05 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
21
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

68% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 12% moved to another state school · 19% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

50% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.3 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £48,539; 23.1% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£7,706
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 76% (76%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 10% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (3%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£248,357; in-year balance -£118,397

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
6/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
6/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher29.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications20.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work35.8%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways17.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health46.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier71.9%62.3%
Social housing21.1%17.1%
Privately rented6.9%20.5%
Detached houses23.5%22.9%
Flats4.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms20.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van12.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01017562 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£415,000115 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£355,000–£505,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (29)£590,000
Semi-detached (63)£395,000
Terraced (22)£348,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
1a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
4a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
2a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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