OFSTED
5 December 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Luton
Trust
CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,130
1,130 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
554
49.0% of pupils
Male pupils
576
51.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.5 pts
above England
School
33.3%
Luton
27.3%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
60.1 pts
above England
School
80.4%
Luton
49.4%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
above England
School
1.5%
Luton
0.6%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Pakistani
40.9%
462
Bangladeshi
40.2%
454
Any other Asian background
4.2%
47
Any other White background
3.4%
38
African
2.8%
32
Any other ethnic group
2.2%
25
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
16.4%
185 of
1,130 pupils
4.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.7 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
52.6
13.4 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.80 · 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
5.89%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.32 pts
lower than
England
School
5.89%
Luton
6.08%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.34%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.47 pts
lower than
England
School
15.34%
Luton
16.56%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.35%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.45 pts
lower than
England
School
0.35%
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
100.9%
8.6 pts
above England
Denbigh High School
100.9%
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.