Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre
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Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre is a foundation school in Luton for boys and girls aged 2 to 7. It has 321 pupils, 38 more than it has places for. About 11 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 98 out of 100. That puts it well above schools like it, ahead of 93% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2022.
Wigmore Lane, Luton, LU2 8AH01582 414545someriesinfants.co.ukMr Michael Scott headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 30 November 2022 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Outstanding overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
The school is full, with 37 more pupils than it has places for. More families apply than can get in, so things like how close you live and whether an older brother or sister is already here decide who gets a place. Pupil numbers have grown by 21% since 2021/22, so places are getting harder to come by.
How places were given out for September 2026. More children applied than there were places. The last place went to a child chosen by how close to the school they lived, but the council didn't publish how far away that was.
| Entry | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Primary | – | LA |
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (25), Autistic spectrum disorder (13), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (6), Hearing impairment (1), Severe learning difficulty (1), emotional and mental health (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 321 | 300 | 286 | 255 | 240 | 235 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 13% | 9% | 8% | 11% | 11% | 14% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 27% | 29% | 25% | 24% | 31% | 24% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 8% | 8% | 13% | 13% | 11% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 5% | 6% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.7% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 3.3% | 4.7% | 5.1% | 5.8% | 2.2% | 4.0% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 2.7% | 4.0% | 4.4% | 4.9% | 1.6% | 3.3% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 3.9% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 13.6% | 2.4% | 6.7% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Someries Junior School | Council | 30 m | 238 | No overall grade 2024 | 56 | Compare |
| Ramridge Primary School | Council | 750 m | 472 | Good 2022 | 62 | Compare |
| Wigmore Primary | Council | 790 m | 597 | Good 2024 | 32 | Compare |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 342 | Good 2019 | 71 | Compare |
| Putteridge Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 607 | Good 2024 | 77 | Compare |
| Stopsley Community Primary School | Council | 0.8 miles | 479 | Good 2023 | 66 | Compare |
| Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School | Church of England | 0.8 miles | 68 | Report card 2026 | 47 | Compare |
| Crawley Green Infant School | Foundation | 1.0 miles | 253 | No overall grade 2024 | 29 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre with the 44 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 44 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
No school with a similar mix of pupils within 25 km scores clearly higher.
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 98 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 98% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 95 to 100. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 18% (normally 20%, cut because the inspection is old) | well above | +0.96 | Ofsted grade, 3.8 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | in line | 0.00 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | well above | +0.30 | 2024/25; 156 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre a good school?
Yes, going by the figures. Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre scores 98 out of 100. That is well above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 93% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 95 to 100, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.
What is Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre outstanding at its last full inspection on 30 November 2022.
How many pupils does Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre have?
321 pupils aged 2 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 283 places, so it is 113% full.
Is Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre oversubscribed?
Probably. The school was full in 2024/25, with 37 more pupils than places. How close you live, and the school's other admissions rules, decide who gets in.
What is attendance like at Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre?
Pupils were in school 96.7% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 4% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre?
The average class had 24.4 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 17% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
Does Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre have a breakfast club?
Yes. It is on the government's free breakfast club programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Wigmore Lane, Luton, LU2 8AH
- Telephone
- 01582 414545
- Website
- www.someriesinfants.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Scott
- Free breakfast club
- Yes: on the government's programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school (listed since September 2026).
- Type of school
- Foundation school (Foundation school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 2-7, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Luton
- Ward
- Stopsley
- Constituency
- Luton South and South Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 109583 · LAESTAB 8212276 · UKPRN 10080401
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Luton council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2026.
- Breakfast club: DfE list of schools on the free breakfast club programme.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.