Secondary schools in Luton
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Luton has 13 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 3,003 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 89% stayed in education (England 86%): 13% in a school sixth form, 47% at a sixth form college, 27% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 1% of leavers, roughly a third of the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 52% of students in Luton went to university (England 37%), and 11% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 45.0 against 46.1 for England; 42% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Luton against England
| Measure | Luton | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 3,003 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 89% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 13% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 47% | 13% |
| — further education college | 27% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Luton
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (13)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,655 | 94% | 41% | 30% | 3% | 62% | 50.0 | 46% |
| Challney High School for BoysAcademy converter | 1,197 | 94% | 6% | 18% | 0% | — | 47.7 | 54% |
| Challney High School for GirlsAcademy converter | 1,062 | 91% | 4% | 10% | 2% | — | 50.1 | 48% |
| Chiltern AcademyFree schools | 1,203 | 91% | 20% | 25% | — | — | 49.5 | 48% |
| Denbigh High SchoolAcademy converter | 1,130 | 92% | 4% | 13% | 1% | — | 52.6 | 56% |
| Icknield High SchoolAcademy converter | 1,452 | 92% | 5% | 17% | — | — | 49.4 | 58% |
| Lealands High SchoolFoundation school | 1,025 | 86% | 16% | 42% | 2% | — | 44.3 | 34% |
| Lea Manor High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 916 | — | — | — | — | — | 36.3 | 29% |
| Putteridge High SchoolAcademy converter | 1,193 | 84% | 13% | 32% | 3% | — | 49.2 | 46% |
| Queen Elizabeth SchoolFoundation school · sixth form | 1,229 | 86% | 22% | 27% | 1% | — | 39.9 | 35% |
| Stopsley High SchoolAcademy converter | 1,046 | 86% | 5% | 44% | 2% | — | 42.3 | 38% |
| The Chalk Hills AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,644 | 85% | 16% | 22% | 2% | 53% | 45.7 | 45% |
| The Stockwood Park AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,438 | 86% | 12% | 36% | 1% | 41% | 35.9 | 21% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (5)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luton Sixth Form Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 51% | — | — |
| Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School)independent · Other independent school · sixth form | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | 41.0 | 48% |
| Jamiatul Uloom Al - Islamiaindependent · Other independent school | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | 57.4 | 64% |
| Active Support Education Centrespecial · Other independent special school | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6 | 0% |
| Woodlands Secondary Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 262 | 100% | 0% | 17% | 0% | — | — | — |