Foundation school · Luton

Lealands High School

11–16Ages
1,025Pupils
SecondaryPhase
109686URN

Sundon Park Road, Luton, LU3 3AL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Luton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Luton

413 applications for 204 places · 7th of 13 in Luton

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

41.7of 90

Luton 47.2 England 46.0

12th of 13 in Luton

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 4 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Year 7

close to Luton median (2.0) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

413 applications · 204 places offered · 194 named it first

2026 2.0; Luton median median 2.0
2025 1.9; Luton median median 1.9
2024 2.1; Luton median median 2.1
2023 1.8; Luton median median 2.0
2022 2.0; Luton median median 2.0
2021 1.8; Luton median median 1.9
2020 1.9; Luton median median 1.9
2019 2.3; Luton median median 2.3
2018 2.3; Luton median median 2.1
2017 1.9; Luton median median 1.9
2016 2.2; Luton median median 2.0
2015 2.2; Luton median median 2.2
2014 1.9; Luton median median 2.3

This school
Luton median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	204	413	2.0	194	0.95
Sep 2025	198	385	1.9	175	0.88
Sep 2024	202	425	2.1	197	0.98
Sep 2023	204	368	1.8	176	0.86
Sep 2022	203	413	2.0	167	0.82
Sep 2021	203	357	1.8	143	0.70
Sep 2020	198	381	1.9	151	0.76
Sep 2019	206	476	2.3	209	1.01
Sep 2018	202	470	2.3	202	1.00
Sep 2017	202	388	1.9	177	0.88
Sep 2016	207	463	2.2	204	0.99
Sep 2015	205	440	2.2	197	0.96
Sep 2014	194	361	1.9	166	0.86

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

201 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)41.712th of 13 in Luton

Luton 47.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths32%12th of 13 in Luton

Luton 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths60%

Luton 63% England 66%

This school
Luton median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.04

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	201	41.7	32%	60%	–
2024/25	193	44.3	34%	59%	–
2023/24	198	43.4	39%	66%	−0.04
2022/23	202	41.7	40%	61%	−0.01

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Lealands High SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.0applications per place 41.7Attainment 8
Lea Manor High School
1.3 km · Luton

Special measures 2026

1.6applications per place 42.3Attainment 8
Houstone School
2.2 km · Central Bedfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 48.7Attainment 8
Challney High School for Girls
2.3 km · Luton

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 51.5Attainment 8
Challney High School for Boys
2.7 km · Luton

Outstanding2023

1.9applications per place 47.2Attainment 8
The Chalk Hills Academy
2.8 km · Luton

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 42.8Attainment 8
Icknield High School
3.1 km · Luton

Good2024

2.5applications per place 48.3Attainment 8
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
3.2 km · Luton

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 49.8Attainment 8
Denbigh High School
4.3 km · Luton

Outstanding2023

4.8applications per place 54.3Attainment 8

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.

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 109686 · 821/4111
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,050 pupils · 1,025 on roll
Free school meals: 36.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Sundon Park Road, Luton, LU3 3AL
Local authority: Luton

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources