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Schools in Luton

  • 70State-funded schools
  • 46Primary
  • 13Secondary
  • 4Special
  • East of EnglandRegion
Applications per placeCircle size: applications
First choice · secondary 2026
83%
close to England (84%)
2,972 families applied
First choice · primary 2026
93%
close to England (92%)
2,863 families applied
Applications per place · secondary
2.0
0.2 below England median (2.2)
Median school
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How hard is it to get a place here?

DfE · families living in Luton
Secondary (Year 7) · Sept 2026
83%got their first choice
close to England (84%)

2,972 applicants · 4.5% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 83%; England 84%
  2. 2025 82%; England 84%
  3. 2024 79%; England 83%
  4. 2023 78%; England 83%
  5. 2022 77%; England 83%
  6. 2021 80%; England 81%
  7. 2020 76%; England 82%
  8. 2019 79%; England 81%
  9. 2018 80%; England 82%
  10. 2017 82%; England 83%
  11. 2016 84%; England 84%
  12. 2015 84%; England 84%
  13. 2014 88%; England 85%
  • Luton
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20262,97282.8%95.5%4.5%
Sep 20253,04982.4%95.2%4.8%
Sep 20243,14378.8%92.3%7.7%
Sep 20233,08577.9%92.9%7.1%
Sep 20223,18476.9%90.9%9.1%
Sep 20213,03380.0%93.4%6.6%
Sep 20203,12076.3%93.1%6.9%
Sep 20193,21279.0%93.6%6.4%
Sep 20183,06679.5%95.1%4.9%
Sep 20172,95981.7%95.2%4.8%
Sep 20162,88484.1%95.2%4.8%
Sep 20152,77484.4%95.6%4.4%
Sep 20142,64787.6%96.8%3.2%
Primary (Reception) · Sept 2026
93%got their first choice
close to England (92%)

2,863 applicants · 1.1% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 93%; England 92%
  2. 2025 88%; England 93%
  3. 2024 93%; England 93%
  4. 2023 92%; England 92%
  5. 2022 94%; England 92%
  6. 2021 95%; England 92%
  7. 2020 92%; England 90%
  8. 2019 94%; England 91%
  9. 2018 93%; England 91%
  10. 2017 93%; England 90%
  11. 2016 92%; England 88%
  12. 2015 92%; England 88%
  13. 2014 93%; England 88%
  • Luton
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20262,86392.6%98.9%1.1%
Sep 20252,99888.3%97.7%2.3%
Sep 20242,93093.0%99.0%1.0%
Sep 20232,95892.5%98.6%1.4%
Sep 20222,81893.9%99.0%1.0%
Sep 20212,98395.2%99.4%0.6%
Sep 20203,11092.0%98.3%1.7%
Sep 20193,03393.5%99.0%1.0%
Sep 20183,07992.9%98.6%1.4%
Sep 20173,11193.2%98.2%1.8%
Sep 20163,22892.2%98.6%1.4%
Sep 20153,19792.0%98.4%1.6%
Sep 20142,97192.8%99.0%1.0%

What has Ofsted found here?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report cards 10 schools of 70 · since November 2025

  • Inclusion
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Early years (5)
  • Post-16 provision (1)
  • Leadership and governance

One dot per school.

Overall grade from Ofsted's previous framework 53 schools · graded 2011 to 2024

  • Outstanding11
  • Good40
  • Requires improvement1
  • Inadequate1

Includes grades confirmed by a later ungraded inspection. Not comparable with report cards.

Graded 2024/25, no overall grade 7 schools

Key judgementOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of education16––
Behaviour and attitudes16––
Personal development16––
Leadership and management16––

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Secondary schools in Luton

13 schools · Year 7 entry 2026

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Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sorted by Attainment 8, highest first.

Sorted by the date of the latest Ofsted inspection, newest first.

Sorted by name.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeAttainment 8FSM
Denbigh High School Outstanding2023 4.8 applications per place 54.3 33%
Chiltern Academy Good2023 2.9 applications per place 52.4 38%
Queen Elizabeth School 2026 2.6 applications per place 42.5 33%
Icknield High School Good2024 2.5 applications per place 48.3 28%
Stopsley High School 2026 2.3 applications per place 43.9 32%
Putteridge High School Improved significantly2024 2.2 applications per place 50.4 21%
Challney High School for Girls Standards maintained2025 2.0 applications per place 51.5 32%
Lealands High School Good2023 2.0 applications per place 41.7 37%
The Chalk Hills Academy Remains Good2023 2.0 applications per place 42.8 36%
Challney High School for Boys Outstanding2023 1.9 applications per place 47.2 30%
Lea Manor High School Special measures 2026 1.6 applications per place 42.3 45%
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College Faith Remains Good2024 1.6 applications per place 49.8 19%
The Stockwood Park Academy Graded · no overall grade2024 1.3 applications per place 36.9 41%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Primary schools in Luton

46 schools · Reception entry 2026

Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeSATs standardFSM
Leagrave Primary School Standards maintained2024 3.6 applications per place 91% 26%
Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre Remains Outstanding2022 3.6 applications per place – 11%
Denbigh Primary School Standards maintained2024 3.1 applications per place 82% 25%
Bramingham Primary School Good2023 3.0 applications per place 73% 14%
Cutenhoe Hill Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 2.9 applications per place 69% 32%
Icknield Primary School Remains Good2023 2.8 applications per place 68% 21%
Tennyson Road Primary School Outstanding2024 2.6 applications per place 80% 32%
Dallow Primary School Remains Good2023 2.5 applications per place 63% 24%
Whitefield Primary Academy Remains Good2023 2.4 applications per place 66% 46%
Stopsley Community Primary School Remains Good2023 2.4 applications per place 73% 22%
The Linden Academy Good2024 2.4 applications per place 64% 34%
Ramridge Primary School 2026 2.3 applications per place 56% 29%
Beech Hill Community Primary School 2026 2.3 applications per place 58% 29%
Warden Hill Infant Academy Requires improvement2024 2.2 applications per place – 15%
Foxdell Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 2.2 applications per place 66% 26%
Maidenhall Primary School 2026 2.1 applications per place 67% 22%
Southfield Primary Academy Good2023 2.1 applications per place 72% 28%
Norton Road Primary School Good2024 2.1 applications per place 43% 31%
Hillborough Infant and Nursery School Remains Good2023 2.0 applications per place – 18%
Wigmore Primary Remains Good2024 2.0 applications per place 58% 20%
Beechwood Primary School Standards maintained2025 2.0 applications per place 46% 23%
Bushmead Primary & Nursery School Good2023 2.0 applications per place 60% 14%
William Austin Infant School Standards maintained2024 2.0 applications per place – 19%
Putteridge Primary School Remains Good2024 2.0 applications per place 76% 17%
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Faith Remains Good2019 1.9 applications per place – 17%
River Bank Primary School Improved significantly2025 1.9 applications per place 78% 24%
The Meads Primary School Remains Good2024 1.8 applications per place 75% 30%
The Ferrars Academy Remains Good2022 1.8 applications per place – 13%
Downside Primary School Improved significantly2024 1.8 applications per place 79% 21%
St Matthew's Primary School Good2023 1.7 applications per place 57% 34%
St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School Faith Remains Good2024 1.7 applications per place 66% 13%
St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School Faith 2026 1.7 applications per place 75% 23%
Pirton Hill Primary School 2026 1.6 applications per place 54% 37%
Chantry Primary Academy Remains Good2023 1.6 applications per place 79% 30%
Waulud Primary School Remains Good2023 1.6 applications per place 77% 46%
Parklea Primary School Good2024 1.5 applications per place 69% 25%
Crawley Green Infant School Graded · no overall grade2024 1.4 applications per place – 21%
Whipperley Infant Academy Graded · no overall grade2025 1.3 applications per place – 29%
Farley Junior Academy Outstanding2024 no data 64% 39%
Ferrars Junior School Remains Good2022 no data 55% 23%
Hillborough Junior School Outstanding2023 no data 87% 36%
Someries Junior School Graded · no overall grade2024 no data 67% 15%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 no data – –
Warden Hill Junior School Graded · no overall grade2025 no data 53% 21%
Wenlock CofE Academy Faith Special measures 2026 no data 30% 34%
William Austin Junior School Remains Good2022 no data 71% 30%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

Special schools and other provision

11 schools