William Austin Junior School is a state-maintained primary school in Luton, United Kingdom with 498 pupils. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 2 vacancies: Senior Midday Supervisory Assistant (closes 15 November) and Higher Level Teaching Assistant (closes 15 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 2 live vacancies.
Head
Joanne Adams, Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
498 pupils · 48% girls · 29.9% eligible for free school meals · 44.8% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
79 (15.9%) on SEN support · 3 (0.6%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
William Austin Junior School is a large five/four form entry school, rated good by OFSTED, with well-behaved children who are eager to learn and succeed. Our staff team is…
We currently have a vacancy for a Higher Level Teaching Assistant About us William Austin Junior School is a large five form entry school, rated good by OFSTED, with well-behaved…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
71%
10%
2023/24
64%
5%
2022/23
61%
7%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
29 November 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
20.0
24.9
–
0
£50,067
2024/25
20.0
27.0
15%
0
£50,054
2023/24
20.8
27.3
18%
0
£47,639
2022/23
22.8
23.8
13%
0
£44,212
2021/22
23.8
24.2
13%
0
£42,851
2020/21
23.4
24.8
3%
0
£39,875
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
27.4
21.2
22%
0
£38,699
2018/19
28.1
21.3
16%
0
£36,814
2017/18
28.1
21.2
23%
0
£36,609
2016/17
28.3
21.1
12%
0
£36,868
2015/16
28.3
21.2
18%
0
£35,288
2014/15
30.4
19.6
26%
0
£35,057
2013/14
30.9
19.3
25%
0
£34,248
2012/13
29.8
20.0
17%
0
£33,653
2011/12
29.4
20.4
3%
0
£33,260
2010/11
28.8
19.8
19%
0
£32,766
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
4.4%
0.9%
8.7%
1.5%
2024/25
5.1%
1.4%
11.5%
1.2%
2023/24
5.0%
1.4%
10.4%
0.5%
2022/23
6.3%
1.5%
20.1%
1.6%
2021/22
6.8%
1.8%
23.6%
1.3%
2020/21
3.0%
0.9%
7.0%
0.3%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
3.9%
0.9%
8.7%
0.5%
2017/18
4.7%
1.2%
11.3%
0.7%
2016/17
4.5%
0.8%
9.9%
0.7%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
2 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 1 teaching, 1 support. Most often advertised: Achievement Leader, Teaching Assistant. Last advertised October 2026.
Counted from the job services and school websites EduAtlas reads; a school may also advertise elsewhere.
Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.