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Schools in Luton
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
- Primary (Reception): apply by 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.
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Schools indexed
77
in Luton
Average Attainment 8
46.5
national 46.4
Average Progress 8
+0.13
national 0.00
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
46%
national 45%
Good or Outstanding
73%
of 40 inspected
Averages cover state mainstream schools, the basis of the national figures. Special and independent schools are in the table below but not in the averages.
Ofsted across Luton
Most recent inspection outcome for every school with a published judgement. Click a bar to filter the table.
Spread of Attainment 8
Number of Luton secondaries in each band. Click a bar to filter the table.
Luton schools
Ranked by Attainment 8 — switch the measure to reorder
| Select | # | School | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denbigh High School Academy converter · Outstanding | 54.3 | +0.80 | 60% | |
| 2 | Jamiatul Uloom Al - Islamia Other independent school | 54.2 | — | 84% | |
| 3 | Chiltern Academy Free schools · Good | 52.4 | +0.38 | 63% | |
| 4 | Challney High School for Girls Academy converter · Outstanding | 51.5 | +0.74 | 56% | |
| 5 | Putteridge High School Academy converter | 50.4 | +0.23 | 56% | |
| 6 | Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College Academy converter | 49.8 | +0.38 | 43% | |
| 7 | Icknield High School Academy converter · Good | 48.3 | +0.54 | 56% | |
| 8 | Challney High School for Boys Academy converter · Outstanding | 47.2 | +0.56 | 48% | |
| 9 | Stopsley High School Academy converter · Good | 43.9 | -0.33 | 44% | |
| 10 | The Chalk Hills Academy Academy sponsor led | 42.8 | -0.02 | 43% |
Showing 1–10 of 77 schools
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All schools in Luton (A–Z)
1–77 of 77 schools
- Active Support Education CentreNot applicable · LU3 1RJ
- Al Hikmah Boys SchoolNot applicable · LU4 9LE
- Avenue Centre for EducationNot applicable · LU1 3NJ
- Beech Hill Community Primary SchoolPrimary · LU4 8BW
- Beechwood Primary SchoolPrimary · LU4 9RD
- Bramingham Primary SchoolPrimary · LU3 4BL
- Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School)Not applicable · LU1 1EH
- Bushmead Primary & Nursery SchoolPrimary · LU2 7EU
- Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science CollegeSecondary · LU2 7AE
- Challney High School for BoysSecondary · LU4 9TJ
- Challney High School for GirlsSecondary · LU4 9FJ
- Chantry Primary AcademyPrimary · LU4 0QP
- Chapel Street Nursery SchoolNursery · LU1 5EA
- Chiltern AcademySecondary · LU1 3GF
- Crawley Green Infant SchoolPrimary · LU2 0RW
- Cutenhoe Hill Primary School ( Formerly Surrey Street)Primary · LU1 3NJ
- Dallow Primary SchoolPrimary · LU1 1LZ
- Denbigh High SchoolSecondary · LU3 1HE
- Denbigh Primary SchoolPrimary · LU3 1NS
- Downside Primary SchoolPrimary · LU4 8EZ
- Farley Junior AcademyPrimary · LU1 5JF
- Ferrars Junior SchoolPrimary · LU4 0ES
- Foxdell Primary SchoolPrimary · LU1 1TG
- Grasmere Nursery SchoolNursery · LU3 2BT
- Hart Hill Nursery SchoolNursery · LU2 0JS
- Hillborough Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary · LU1 5EZ
- Hillborough Junior SchoolPrimary · LU1 5EZ
- Icknield High SchoolSecondary · LU3 2AH
- Icknield Primary SchoolPrimary · LU3 2JB
- Jamiatul Uloom Al - IslamiaNot applicable · LU3 1RF
- King's House MoorlandsNot applicable · LU4 9JY
- Lady Zia Wernher SchoolNot applicable · LU2 9AY
- Leagrave Primary SchoolPrimary · LU4 9ND
- Lealands High SchoolSecondary · LU3 3AL
- Lea Manor High SchoolSecondary · LU3 3TL
- Lime Academy HartwellNot applicable · LU2 0EZ
- Maidenhall Primary SchoolPrimary · LU4 8LD
- Mehria Primary SchoolNot applicable · LU4 8JD
- Norton Road Primary SchoolPrimary · LU3 2NX
- Oakwood Primary SchoolNot applicable · LU1 3RR
- Parklea Primary SchoolPrimary · LU3 3EW
- Pastures Way Nursery SchoolNursery · LU4 0PE
- Pirton Hill Primary SchoolPrimary · LU4 9EX
- Putteridge High SchoolSecondary · LU2 8HJ
- Putteridge Primary SchoolPrimary · LU2 8HJ
- Queen Elizabeth SchoolSecondary · LU2 9AG
- Ramridge Primary SchoolPrimary · LU2 9AH
- Richmond Hill SchoolNot applicable · LU2 7JL
- River Bank Primary SchoolPrimary · LU3 1ES
- Rothesay Nursery SchoolNursery · LU1 1RB
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · LU2 9AJ
- Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education CentrePrimary · LU2 8AH
- Someries Junior SchoolPrimary · LU2 8AH
- Southfield Primary AcademyPrimary · LU4 0PE
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · LU3 2NS
- St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · LU1 5PP
- St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · LU4 0PF
- St Matthew's Primary SchoolPrimary · LU2 0NJ
- Stopsley Community Primary SchoolPrimary · LU2 7UG
- Stopsley High SchoolSecondary · LU2 7UX
- Tennyson Road Primary SchoolPrimary · LU1 3RS
- The Chalk Hills AcademySecondary · LU4 0NE
- The Ferrars AcademyPrimary · LU4 0LL
- The Gill Blowers Nursery SchoolNursery · LU4 9JL
- The Linden AcademyPrimary · LU1 3HJ
- The Meads Primary SchoolPrimary · LU3 2UE
- The Stockwood Park AcademySecondary · LU1 5PP
- Warden Hill Infant AcademyPrimary · LU3 2DN
- Warden Hill Junior SchoolPrimary · LU3 2DN
- Waulud Primary SchoolPrimary · LU3 3LZ
- Wenlock CofE AcademyPrimary · LU2 0RW
- Whipperley Infant AcademyPrimary · LU1 5QY
- Whitefield Primary AcademyPrimary · LU3 3SS
- Wigmore PrimaryPrimary · LU2 9TB
- William Austin Infant SchoolPrimary · LU3 1PZ
- William Austin Junior SchoolPrimary · LU3 1UA
- Woodlands Secondary SchoolNot applicable · LU3 3SP
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High-attainment secondary schools in Luton
Denbigh High School
SecondaryAttainment 8 54.3Progress 8 +0.80
Chiltern Academy
SecondaryAttainment 8 52.4Progress 8 +0.38
Challney High School for Girls
SecondaryAttainment 8 51.5Progress 8 +0.74
Putteridge High School
SecondaryAttainment 8 50.4Progress 8 +0.23
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
SecondaryAttainment 8 49.8Progress 8 +0.38
Catchment distances and university destinations in Luton
Most leavers to Oxford or Cambridge
- Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College1.2% (2015/16–2019/20)
Most leavers to Russell Group universities
- Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College18.4% (2015/16–2019/20)
- The Stockwood Park Academy5.3% (2015/16–2019/20)
- The Chalk Hills Academy3.3% (2015/16–2019/20)
Share of sixth-form leavers, pooled over the years shown (Department for Education destination data). England Oxbridge rankings