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Denbigh High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Alexandra Avenue, Luton LU3 1HE · denbighhigh.co.uk · 01582 736611
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 52.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Luton 45, England 46
- Demand for places
- 2.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,130
- 10 over 1,120 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Luton
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 33.2%
- First language not English
- 80.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 426 families put the school first and 208 places were offered; 48% 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 | 208 | 426 | 2▲ | 48% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 213 | 377 | 1.8▲ | 54% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 211 | 423 | 2▲ | 48% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 211 | 442 | 2.1▲ | 45% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 212 | 443 | 2.1▲ | 46% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 52.6, and 56.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲52.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲56.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲72.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲84.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.87 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 5.9 | −5 |
| Sixth form college | 75 | +9.1 |
| Further education | 13.6 | +1.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.5 | −0.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.7 | −1.4 |
| Activity not captured | 2.3 | +0.5 |
Ofsted
Denbigh High School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 5 December 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 5 Dec 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Oct 2007
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (94 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 94
- 8% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 89% who raised concerns
based on the 12% who had a child bullied