Tennyson Road, Luton, Bedfordshire LU1 3RS
10 reasons to choose Tennyson Road Primary School
Top line
Tennyson Road Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 73. It is one of the best state primary schools in Luton and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Tennyson Road Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 2 members of Tennyson Learning Community. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2024) inspection. It is one of the 5 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Luton LEA.
Average class size
Tennyson Road Primary School has three or four classes per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Tennyson Road Primary School ranks in the top 3% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 2% of schools.
The Tennyson Road Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. Core subjects are taught separately, but foundation subjects, such as geography and history, are taught as half-termly topics with cross-curricular links to other subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip for Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for music and sport.
Sport at Tennyson Road Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Tennyson Road Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 5.30pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Tennyson Road Primary School
King’s House School, Luton (3.5 miles); The King’s Junior School, Harpenden (4.3 miles); St Hilda’s School, Harpenden (4.9 miles).
Hillborough Junior School (0.7 miles); The Linden Academy (3.7 miles); Wood End School (4.1 miles).
The King’s School, Harpenden (4.3 miles); St Albans High School for Girls (9.4 miles); St Albans School (9.7 miles).
Denbigh High School (1.8 miles); Challney High School for Boys (3.2 miles); Roundwood Park School (4.5 miles).