OFSTED
20 January 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
29 June 2021
Graded inspection
Inadequate
Published
6 January 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
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
916
916 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
469
51.2% of pupils
Male pupils
447
48.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
20.6 pts
above England
School
45.4%
Luton
27.3%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
6.8 pts
above England
School
27.1%
Luton
49.4%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.2 pts
above England
School
1.2%
Luton
0.6%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
19.5%
179
Pakistani
19.1%
175
Bangladeshi
13.5%
124
African
10.2%
93
Any other White background
9.2%
84
Any other Asian background
6.9%
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
15.3%
140 of
916 pupils
5.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.2 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
36.3
2.9 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.98 · 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
9.51%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.29 pts
higher than
England
School
9.51%
Luton
6.08%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
31.36%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
15.55 pts
higher than
England
School
31.36%
Luton
16.56%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.45%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.65 pts
higher than
England
School
4.45%
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
76.3%
16.0 pts
below England
Lea Manor High School
76.3%
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.