Sundon Park

Summary

Sundon Park (E02003259) is part of Luton local authority (view on map). Sundon Park has an approximate population of 6,800 people, of which 23% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Sundon Park neighbours Marsh Farm, Leagrave, Limbury, Barton-le-Clay & Upper Sundon, and Toddington, Heath & Reach.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Sundon Park is the 8th least deprived area in Luton (out of 22) with 45% of children living in low-income families, compared to 55% across Luton and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Sundon Park, 26% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 28% in Luton and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Sundon Park % in Luton % in England
Eligible for free school meals 26% 28% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 74% 72% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Sundon Park, 19% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 19% in Luton, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Sundon Park % in Luton % in England
No special educational needs 80% 81% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 14% 14% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Sundon Park, 55% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 74% in Luton, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Sundon Park % in Luton % in England
White 44% 27% 67%
Asian 24% 49% 14%
Black 15% 12% 7%
Mixed 12% 9% 7%
Other 3% 3% 3%
Not known 1% 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Sundon Park with English as an additional language is 41%, compared with 50% in Luton, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Sundon Park % in Luton % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 41% 50% 22%
Known or believed to be English 59% 50% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Sundon Park has 11 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Sundon Park
All childcare providers 11
Childminders 6
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 5

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Sundon Park since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Sundon Park has 2 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Sundon Park
All state-funded schools 2
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 1
Secondary and all-through schools 1
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Sundon Park since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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