Best Secondary Schools in Luton

We checked all 18 secondary schools in Luton and list every one: 14 ranked, then 4 without a rank.

Schools checked
18
Ranked
14
Without a rank
4

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Luton. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Luton also has 54 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Luton.

Ranked secondary schools in Luton

  1. 1

    Denbigh High School

    Academy, 1,130 pupils, inspected December 2023

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    52.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    56.2%

  2. 2

    Challney High School for Boys

    Academy, 1,197 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    47.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    53.7%

  3. 3

    Challney High School for Girls

    Academy, 1,062 pupils, inspected January 2020

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    50.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    47.6%

  4. 4

    Icknield High School

    Academy, 1,452 pupils, inspected February 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    49.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    57.7%

  5. 5

    Chiltern Academy

    Free school, 1,203 pupils, inspected February 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    49.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    48.1%

  6. 6

    Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College

    Academy, 1,655 pupils, inspected December 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    50.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    46.4%

  7. 7

    Putteridge High School

    Academy, 1,193 pupils, inspected June 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    49.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    46.4%

  8. 8

    The Chalk Hills Academy

    Academy, 1,644 pupils, inspected September 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    45.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    45.2%

  9. 9

    Lealands High School

    Local authority maintained, 1,025 pupils, inspected May 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    44.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    33.7%

  10. 10

    Stopsley High School

    Academy, 1,046 pupils, inspected September 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    42.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    37.9%

  11. 11

    Queen Elizabeth School

    Local authority maintained, 1,229 pupils, inspected June 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    39.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    34.5%

  12. 12

    Lea Manor High School

    Academy, 916 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    36.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    29.3%

  13. 13

    Manshead Church of England Academy

    Academy, 1,134 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Attainment 8
    43.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    37.2%

  14. 14

    The Stockwood Park Academy

    Academy, 1,438 pupils, inspected December 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    35.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    20.7%

Secondary schools in Luton without a rank