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Education in Luton

Unitary authority

The west of the East of England. 236,380 people in 43 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Luton, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

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Luton had 78 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

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78
Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Luton had 78 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Luton among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Luton is 78.

Schools

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Schools in Luton

Luton has 78 open schools: 6 nursery, 46 primary, 13 secondary, 5 special, 1 sixth form and further education, 6 independent and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
7
Good
16
Requires improvement
1
Inadequate
1

25 of the 70 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between September 2019 and June 2024.

10 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

7 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Luton

7 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Farley Junior Academy (January 2024), Hillborough Junior School (November 2023), Tennyson Road Primary School (June 2024), Challney High School for Boys (November 2023), Challney High School for Girls (January 2020), Denbigh High School (December 2023), Woodlands Secondary School (May 2024).

Nursery (6)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Chapel Street Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school2 to 4130School remains Good, May 2023
Grasmere Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school3 to 5199Good (overall), October 2023
Hart Hill Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school2 to 583School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 2024
Pastures Way Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school2 to 5125School remains Good, April 2023
Rothesay Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school2 to 5127Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met
The Gill Blowers Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school2 to 5120Improved significantly, February 2025Good (overall), January 2020

Primary (46)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Beech Hill Community Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11888Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met58% met KS2 standard
Beechwood Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11873Standards maintained, February 2025Good (overall), September 201946% met KS2 standard
Bramingham Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11401Good (overall), March 202373% met KS2 standard
Bushmead Primary & Nursery SchoolCommunity school2 to 11720Good (overall), May 202360% met KS2 standard
Chantry Primary AcademyAcademy converter2 to 11631School remains Good, June 202379% met KS2 standard
Crawley Green Infant SchoolFoundation school4 to 7253Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade
Cutenhoe Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11360Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade69% met KS2 standard
Dallow Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11605School remains Good, May 202363% met KS2 standard
Denbigh Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11610Standards maintained, October 202482% met KS2 standard
Downside Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 111,015Improved significantly, November 202479% met KS2 standard
Farley Junior AcademyAcademy converter7 to 11334Outstanding (overall), January 202464% met KS2 standard
Ferrars Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11350School remains Good, November 202255% met KS2 standard
Foxdell Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11517Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade66% met KS2 standard
Hillborough Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school3 to 7296School remains Good, May 2023
Hillborough Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11358Outstanding (overall), November 202387% met KS2 standard
Icknield Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11612School remains Good, March 202368% met KS2 standard
Leagrave Primary SchoolFoundation school3 to 11457Standards maintained, October 202491% met KS2 standard
Maidenhall Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11628Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met67% met KS2 standard
Norton Road Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11347Good (overall), March 202443% met KS2 standard
Parklea Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11547Good (overall), February 202469% met KS2 standard
Pirton Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11392Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met54% met KS2 standard
Putteridge Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11607School remains Good, April 202476% met KS2 standard
Ramridge Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11472Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met56% met KS2 standard
River Bank Primary SchoolFree schools4 to 11793Improved significantly, January 2025Good (overall), October 201978% met KS2 standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11342School remains Good, November 2019
Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education CentreFoundation school2 to 7321School remains Outstanding, November 2022
Someries Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11238Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade67% met KS2 standard
Southfield Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11405Good (overall), June 202372% met KS2 standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11School remains Good, April 2023
St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11421Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met75% met KS2 standard
St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11377School remains Good, July 202466% met KS2 standard
St Matthew's Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11884Good (overall), September 202357% met KS2 standard
Stopsley Community Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11479School remains Good, March 202373% met KS2 standard
Tennyson Road Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11724Outstanding (overall), June 202480% met KS2 standard
The Ferrars AcademyAcademy converter3 to 7310School remains Good, December 2022
The Linden AcademyFree schools4 to 11427Good (overall), June 202464% met KS2 standard
The Meads Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11513School remains Good, June 202475% met KS2 standard
Warden Hill Infant AcademyAcademy converter4 to 7277Requires improvement (overall), May 2024, before the school changed
Warden Hill Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11418Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade53% met KS2 standard
Waulud Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11446School remains Good, March 202377% met KS2 standard
Wenlock CofE AcademyAcademy sponsor led7 to 11311Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met30% met KS2 standard
Whipperley Infant AcademyAcademy converter4 to 7241Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
Whitefield Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11422School remains Good, May 202366% met KS2 standard
Wigmore PrimaryCommunity school4 to 11597School remains Good, February 202458% met KS2 standard
William Austin Infant SchoolCommunity school5 to 7313Standards maintained, October 2024
William Austin Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11498School remains Good, November 202271% met KS2 standard

Secondary (13)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science CollegeAcademy converter11 to 181,655School remains Good, May 2024Attainment 8: 49.8
Challney High School for BoysAcademy converter11 to 161,197Outstanding (overall), November 2023Attainment 8: 47.2
Challney High School for GirlsAcademy converter11 to 161,062Standards maintained, March 2025Outstanding (overall), January 2020Attainment 8: 51.5
Chiltern AcademyFree schools11 to 161,203Good (overall), February 2023Attainment 8: 52.4
Denbigh High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 161,130Outstanding (overall), December 2023Attainment 8: 54.3
Icknield High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 161,452Good (overall), February 2024Attainment 8: 48.3
Lea Manor High SchoolAcademy sponsor led11 to 16916Report card, January 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 42.3
Lealands High SchoolFoundation school11 to 161,025Good (overall), May 2023Attainment 8: 41.7
Putteridge High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 161,193Improved significantly, November 2024Attainment 8: 50.4
Queen Elizabeth SchoolFoundation school11 to 181,229Report card, April 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 42.5
Stopsley High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 161,046Report card, June 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 43.9
The Chalk Hills AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 181,644School remains Good, November 2023Attainment 8: 42.8
The Stockwood Park AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 181,438Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 36.9

Special (5)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Active Support Education CentreOther independent special school11 to 1668No outcome in Ofsted's file
Lady Zia Wernher SchoolCommunity special school2 to 11264School remains Outstanding, November 2023
Lime Academy HartwellFree schools special11 to 19121Inadequate (overall), February 2024, before the school changed, serious weaknesses
Richmond Hill SchoolCommunity special school5 to 11282Standards maintained, March 2025Good (overall), November 2019
Woodlands Secondary SchoolCommunity special school11 to 18262Outstanding (overall), May 2024

Sixth form and further education (1)

SchoolTypeAgesLatest Ofsted inspection
Luton Sixth Form CollegeFurther education16 to 99Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Independent (6)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Al Hikmah Boys SchoolOther independent school11 to 16141Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School)Other independent school9 to 19139Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Jamiatul Uloom Al - IslamiaOther independent school10 to 16103Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
King's House MoorlandsOther independent school5 to 16190Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Mehria Primary SchoolOther independent school5 to 11110Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Oakwood Primary SchoolOther independent school3 to 11149Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Avenue Centre for EducationPupil referral unit11 to 1651Good (overall), February 2024

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.