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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 1 November 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 24 September 2014Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry569 applications · 290 places offered · 308 named it first
- 2026 2.0; Luton median median 2.0
- 2025 1.9; Luton median median 1.9
- 2024 2.0; Luton median median 2.1
- 2023 1.8; Luton median median 2.0
- 2022 2.1; Luton median median 2.0
- 2021 1.5; Luton median median 1.9
- 2020 1.8; Luton median median 1.9
- 2019 1.7; Luton median median 2.3
- 2018 2.0; Luton median median 2.1
- 2017 1.7; Luton median median 1.9
- 2016 2.0; Luton median median 2.0
- 2015 2.1; Luton median median 2.2
- 2014 2.3; 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 | 290 | 569 | 2.0 | 308 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2025 | 247 | 466 | 1.9 | 249 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2024 | 242 | 472 | 2.0 | 239 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2023 | 250 | 459 | 1.8 | 255 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2022 | 245 | 507 | 2.1 | 278 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2021 | 256 | 394 | 1.5 | 232 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2020 | 262 | 464 | 1.8 | 239 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2019 | 267 | 455 | 1.7 | 217 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2018 | 227 | 462 | 2.0 | 217 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2017 | 248 | 418 | 1.7 | 211 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2016 | 233 | 472 | 2.0 | 209 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2015 | 256 | 535 | 2.1 | 252 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2014 | 250 | 568 | 2.3 | 275 | 1.10 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 295 | 42.8 | 43% | 62% | – |
| 2024/25 | 294 | 45.7 | 45% | 67% | – |
| 2023/24 | 301 | 45.6 | 44% | 65% | −0.02 |
| 2022/23 | 241 | 44.7 | 47% | 65% | −0.24 |
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
- The Chalk Hills AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.0applications per place 42.8Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · LutonStandards maintained20252.0applications per place 51.5Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · LutonOutstanding20231.9applications per place 47.2Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · Central BedfordshireGraded · no overall grade20251.8applications per place 48.7Attainment 8
- 2.2 km · Central BedfordshireRemains Good202342.0Attainment 8
- 2.6 km · Central Bedfordshire20261.7applications per place 38.9Attainment 8
- 2.8 km · Central BedfordshireGraded · no overall grade20242.1applications per place 35.7Attainment 8
- 2.8 km · LutonGood20232.0applications per place 41.7Attainment 8
- 3.4 km · Central BedfordshireGraded · no overall grade20241.9applications per place 41.4Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 135337 · 821/6905
- Trust
- Advantage Schools
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,450 pupils · 1,644 on roll
- Free school meals
- 36.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2007
- Replaced
- Halyard High School (URN 109684)
- Address
- Leagrave High St, Luton, LU4 0NE
- Local authority
- Luton
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources