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Grade 5+ in English and maths, 2026
GCSE results 2026
Luton GCSE results 2026
Provisional 2025/26 results for 13 state secondary schools in Luton, 3,097 pupils. Luton ranks 85 of 151 councils for Attainment 8, which rose by 0.8 points on 2025.
Grade 5+ English & maths
46.1%
1.7 pts below England
Grade 7+ English & maths
13.4%
1.3 pts below England
Attainment 8
46.5
1.1 points below England
Council rank
85 / 151
By average Attainment 8
Luton at a glance
- Highest Attainment 8: Denbigh High School (54.3).
- Schools range from 36.9 to 54.3 on Attainment 8, a spread of 17.4 points, so the school you choose matters more than the council average.
- Disadvantaged pupils averaged 41.3, 7.5 points behind their classmates (a smaller gap than England’s 13.8). They did best at Denbigh High School (52.4).
- Most improved on 2025: Lea Manor High School, up 6.0 points to 42.3.
Every Luton secondary school, ranked
Ranked by Attainment 8 · 2025/26 provisional · E&M: English and maths
| # | School | Pupils | Attainment 8 | vs 2025 | Grade 4+ E&M | Grade 5+ E&M | Grade 7+ E&M | Disadvantaged A8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denbigh High School | 226 | 54.3 | +1.7 | 74.8% | 60.2% | 19.0% | 52.4 |
| 2 | Chiltern Academy | 239 | 52.4 | +2.9 | 72.8% | 62.8% | 16.7% | 49.6 |
| 3 | Challney High School for GirlsGirls | 207 | 51.5 | +1.4 | 73.4% | 56.0% | 17.4% | 46.7 |
| 4 | Putteridge High School | 237 | 50.4 | +1.2 | 73.4% | 55.7% | 14.8% | 42.6 |
| 5 | Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science CollegeRoman Catholic | 286 | 49.8 | −0.2 | 69.9% | 43.4% | 14.0% | 40.7 |
| 6 | Icknield High School | 285 | 48.3 | −1.1 | 72.3% | 56.1% | 20.7% | 44.0 |
| 7 | Challney High School for BoysBoys | 236 | 47.2 | −0.5 | 63.1% | 47.5% | 16.9% | 42.6 |
| 8 | Stopsley High School | 193 | 43.9 | +1.6 | 60.6% | 43.5% | 11.9% | 36.5 |
| 9 | The Chalk Hills Academy | 295 | 42.8 | −2.9 | 62.0% | 42.7% | 11.9% | 36.9 |
| 10 | Queen Elizabeth School | 226 | 42.5 | +2.6 | 56.6% | 35.0% | 7.5% | 37.4 |
| 11 | Lea Manor High School | 197 | 42.3 | +6.0 | 58.4% | 36.5% | 7.1% | 38.9 |
| 12 | Lealands High School | 201 | 41.7 | −2.6 | 60.2% | 31.8% | 7.5% | 39.4 |
| 13 | The Stockwood Park Academy | 269 | 36.9 | +1.0 | 45.7% | 27.5% | 6.7% | 33.3 |
| England average | 47.6 | 66.8% | 47.8% | 14.7% | 37.7 |
Disadvantaged A8: Attainment 8 of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years or looked after; blank where the school has too few to publish. Small year groups move more from year to year.
Luton against the rest of the East of England
- Southend-on-Sea56.0%
- Hertfordshire54.7%
- Cambridgeshire52.3%
- Thurrock46.8%
- Luton46.1%
- Essex45.1%
- Norfolk44.0%
- Bedford42.5%
- Central Bedfordshire42.3%
- Suffolk41.1%
- Peterborough40.8%
Reading these figures
- Attainment 8 is out of 90: a pupil’s grades in eight GCSE slots added up, with English and maths counted twice.
- There is no Progress 8 this year (these pupils sat no KS2 SATs), so results partly reflect each school’s intake.
- These are provisional figures; revised ones with re-marks follow in early 2027.
- Source: Department for Education, Key stage 4 performance (school-level data). Council figures are our pupil-weighted calculation over state-funded mainstream schools; independent schools are not included.