OFSTED
13 June 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Luton
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,229
1,229 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
588
47.8% of pupils
Male pupils
641
52.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.3 pts
above England
School
31.1%
Luton
27.3%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
28.1 pts
above England
School
48.4%
Luton
49.4%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
above England
School
2.0%
Luton
0.6%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
20.6%
253
African
19.3%
237
Any other White background
15.9%
196
Pakistani
9.7%
119
Bangladeshi
6.8%
83
Indian
5.1%
63
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
18.5%
227 of
1,229 pupils
2.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
39.9
0.7 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.34 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.14%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.93 pts
higher than
England
School
7.14%
Luton
6.08%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
23.47%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.66 pts
higher than
England
School
23.47%
Luton
16.56%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.89%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.09 pts
higher than
England
School
2.89%
Luton
1.45%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
84.2%
8.1 pts
below England
Queen Elizabeth School
84.2%
Luton
97.3%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.