The Ferrars Academy
Macaulay Road, Luton, LU4 0LL
310 pupils · 83% of 374 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- PIONEER LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Luton
- Free school meals
- 12.9%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 15 December 2022, published 7 February 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 79 | 75 | 141 | 79 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 79 | 70 | 140 | 78 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 72 | 66 | 127 | 71 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 80 | 72 | 145 | 80 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 84 | 76 | 136 | 82 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 80 | 72 | 141 | 80 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 74 | 58 | 135 | 70 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 82 | 74 | 140 | 80 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Ferrars Junior School 0.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Leagrave Primary School 0.7 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Southfield Primary Academy 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Christophers Academy 1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Chantry Primary Academy 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.