The Ferrars Academy
Primary · Luton · LU4 0LL
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 15 December 2022
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
310 pupils · 83% of 374 capacity
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 12.9% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 61.9% of pupils
- SEN support
- 12.3% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 3.2% of pupils
- Nursery
- Yes
- Website
- www.theferrarsacademy.co.uk/
- URN
- 139612
Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026
0.95 first-choice applications per place79 places offered · 75 first-choice applications · roughly balanced
First-choice applications per place, by entry year
Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.
Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)
Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
84% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 8% moved to another state school · 8% left the state-funded sector
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Spending per pupil
Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Inspection history since 2015
- 14 December 2022: School remains Good
- 17 May 2017: Good
- 30 November 2015: Taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement
Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.