Slip End Village School
Community primary school in Luton (Central Bedfordshire).
KS2 RWM expected
75%
▲ 13pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
100%
▲ 25pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
83%
▲ 9pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
75%
▲ 3pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
93.4%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
20.4
▼ 0.3 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
18.8%
▼ 6pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
61%
112 / 184 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Slip End Village School is a primary school located in Luton, Central Bedfordshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 124 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 184. The school is led by Mrs Laura Jackson.
Enrichment
13 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Climbing
- Coding
- Computing
- Cooking
- Dance
- Football
- Gardening
- Music
- Stem
- Swimming
- Textiles
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 109440
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Constituency
- Luton South and South Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosie Darcy | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Jo Gray Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by LA | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Taylor | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mark Sowden | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Dawn Dagger | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Hannah Davison | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Claire Munt | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Jo Gray | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Rosie Darcy | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Penny Parkin | Governance Professional - FederationGovernance professional | since 2024 | |
| Adam Burgess | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Chloe Logan | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Mrs Laura Jackson | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2018 |
| Mr Andrew Young Former | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record