Summary
Farley Hill & Stockwood Park (E02003277) is part of Luton local authority (view on map). Farley Hill & Stockwood Park has an approximate population of 12,000 people, of which 25% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".
Farley Hill & Stockwood Park neighbours
Dallow Road,
New Town,
and
Caddington & Slip End.
Headlines
- 64% of children are living in low-income families, ranking it in the 10% most deprived areas (based on income deprivation among children in England) – see more.
- 67% of pupils belong to a minority ethnic group, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
- 47% of pupils have a first language known or believed to be other than English, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
Guidance and data sources
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
Farley Hill & Stockwood Park is the
16th least
deprived area in Luton (out of 22) with 64% of children living in low-income families, compared to 55% across Luton and
38% nationally.
64% of children are living in low-income families, ranking it in the 10% most deprived areas (based on income deprivation among children in England).
Data source
State-funded pupil characteristics
Information acquired from the school census.
Free school meals
In Farley Hill & Stockwood Park,
32% 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
Data source
Special educational needs
In Farley Hill & Stockwood Park,
22% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN),
compared to
20% in Luton, and
21% 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
Data source
Ethnicity
In Farley Hill & Stockwood Park,
67% 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.
67% of pupils belong to a minority ethnic group, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.
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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups
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English as an additional language
The percentage of pupils in Farley Hill & Stockwood Park with English as an additional language is
47%,
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.
47% of pupils have a first language known or believed to be other than English, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.
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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language
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Registered childcare providers
Farley Hill & Stockwood Park has 11 registered childcare providers.
There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Farley Hill & Stockwood Park since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.
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State-funded schools
Farley Hill & Stockwood Park has 6 state-funded schools.
In Farley Hill & Stockwood Park, there has been 1 full inspection of schools since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.
Under the renewed education inspection framework, schools are evaluated on the following areas:
- Achievement
- Attendance and behaviour
- Curriculum and teaching
- Early years (where applicable)
- Inclusion
- Leadership and governance
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Post 16 provision (where applicable)
The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Achievement: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).
Attendance and behaviour: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).
Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).
Early years: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).
Inclusion: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).
Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).
Personal development and wellbeing: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).
Post-16 provision: There have been no inspections of Post-16 provision in Farley Hill & Stockwood Park so no outcomes are available for this area.
The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of state-funded schools in Farley Hill & Stockwood Park. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.
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Registered alternative provision
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Independent schools
Farley Hill & Stockwood Park has no independent schools.
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