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Lealands High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Foundation school
Sundon Park Road, Luton LU3 3AL · lealands.luton.sch.uk · 01582 611600
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Luton 45, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,025
- 98% of 1,050 places
- Local authority
- Luton
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 36.8%
- First language not English
- 36.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 194 families put the school first and 204 places were offered; 96% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 204 | 194 | 1 | 96% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 198 | 175 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 202 | 197 | 1 | 90% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 204 | 176 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 203 | 167 | 0.8 | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.3, and 33.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Luton it was 45, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼33.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼59.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ●40.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.08 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 12.1 | −0.6 |
| Sixth form college | 27.3 | −3.1 |
| Further education | 48.5 | +3.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 1 | — |
| Employment | 0.5 | −2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.6 | +0.2 |
| Activity not captured | 4 | +0.6 |
Ofsted
Lealands High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 4 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 4 May 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (41 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 76%
- Replies
- 41
- 4% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 88% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (34%) with SEND