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Academy converter · sixth form · 1,655 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.0
Foundation school
Lealands High School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,025of 1,050 places
- Free school meals
- 36.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 193
- Ofsted
- Good, 4 May 2023Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Lealands High School has no sixth form. Of the 202 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 26% moved to a sixth form college, 42% to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 44.3 against 46.1 across England and 45.0 in Luton, with 34% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, Lealands High School is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Luton and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Lealands High School | Luton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 202 | 3,003 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 91% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 86% | 89% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 16% | 13% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 26% | 47% | 13% |
| — further education college | 42% | 27% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Lealands High School | Luton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 44.3 | 45.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% | 42% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% | 63% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 41% | 49% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.08 | 4.05 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 31% | 32% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 41.4 | 38.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 45.5 | 48.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 25% | 49% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 190 | 98% | 89% | 24% | 20% | 67% |
| Mathematics | 190 | 98% | 88% | 13% | 22% | 63% |
| English Literature | 185 | 96% | 86% | 24% | 21% | 71% |
| Combined Science | 177 | 92% | 65% | 13% | 9% | 57% |
| Geography | 113 | 59% | 41% | 19% | 25% | 58% |
| History | 70 | 36% | 41% | 21% | 26% | 56% |
| Spanish | 40 | 21% | 19% | 28% | 27% | 73% |
| Computer Science | 30 | 16% | 13% | 0% | 30% | 57% |
| French | 28 | 15% | 18% | 46% | 29% | 96% |
| Sociology | 26 | 13% | 4% | 31% | 21% | 77% |
| Fine Art | 23 | 12% | 9% | 17% | 28% | 96% |
| Physical Education | 14 | 7% | 11% | 29% | 24% | 71% |
| Biology | 13 | 7% | 23% | 62% | 45% | 92% |
| Physics | 12 | 6% | 23% | 75% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 12 | 6% | 23% | 83% | 47% | 100% |
| Music | 8 | 4% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| Drama | 7 | 4% | 7% | 29% | 27% | 86% |
| Polish | 7 | 4% | 1% | 100% | 84% | 100% |
| Italian | 5 | 3% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Arabic | 3 | 2% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Urdu | 3 | 2% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Japanese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Business Studies | 1 | 1% | 18% | — | 20% | — |
| Bengali | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 35% | — |
| Religious Studies | 1 | 1% | 31% | — | 32% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 38 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 36 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 28 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 26 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 21 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 16 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Luton
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Challney High School for Girls
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Denbigh High School
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Icknield High School
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.