# Woodlands Secondary School

Woodlands Secondary School is a special school in Luton, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 262 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E109744. [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Community special school
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 262
- Council: Luton
- URN: 109744

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (overall), May 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 8 May 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).


### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Luton | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | Does not apply to this school | 45.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 45.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 63.8% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 18 | – | – |

Woodlands Secondary School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Lea Manor High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lea-manor-high-school-e149208): 380 m. Secondary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 42.3 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Waulud Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/waulud-primary-school-e131850): 530 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Meads Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-meads-primary-school-e109558): 660 m. Primary. School remains Good, June 2024. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Whitefield Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitefield-primary-academy-e146751): 850 m. Primary. School remains Good, May 2023. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Parklea Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parklea-primary-school-e109556): 1 km. Primary. Good (overall), February 2024. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bramingham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bramingham-primary-school-e109594): 1.1 km. Primary. Good (overall), March 2023. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/109744)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/109744)

## How to cite

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