Secondary school

Lealands High School

  • Foundation School
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Luton
  • LU3 3AL
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,894 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 58%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 76%76%2016/17: top 72%2017/18: top 85%2018/19: top 97%2021/22: top 76%2022/23: top 71%2023/24: top 62%2024/25: top 58%No exams

Against East of England

Attainment 844.3 · East of England 45.95/10 Middle+18.1 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths33.7% · East of England 44.9%3/10 Below
EBacc point score4.08 · East of England 4.016/10 Middle+33.4 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.04 · East of England −0.025/10 Middle+42.3 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 46 · 124 pupils · East of England 50.52016/17: 42.2 · 121 pupils · East of England 46.22017/18: 38.9 · 195 pupils · East of England 46.32018/19: 34 · 194 pupils · East of England 46.32021/22: 43.2 · 204 pupils · East of England 48.82022/23: 41.7 · 202 pupils · East of England 46.22023/24: 43.4 · 198 pupils · East of England 45.62024/25: 44.3 · 193 pupils · East of England 45.854634No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 36% · 121 pupils · East of England 41%2017/18: 30% · 195 pupils · East of England 41%2018/19: 24% · 194 pupils · East of England 40%2021/22: 38% · 204 pupils · East of England 49%2022/23: 40% · 202 pupils · East of England 43%2023/24: 38.9% · 198 pupils · East of England 43.9%2024/25: 33.7% · 193 pupils · East of England 44.9%40%24%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in96.4%
187 of 194 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 96.4%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st194187
2nd13112
3rd885

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Satisfactory
  2. 2010Satisfactory
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2023Good

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,025
Free school meals (past 6 years)35.0%
First language not English22.2%
SEN support19.4%
EHC plan3.0%
Absence (sessions missed)6.8%
Persistently absent pupils19.2%

Girls 52.6%Boys 47.4%

97.6% full · 1,050 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher14.8
Pupils per adult7.9
  • Classroom teachers 60.7
  • Leadership 8.8
  • Teaching assistants 30.2
  • Other support 37.6

Teachers 69.5 FTE · Whole workforce 137.3 · 146 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,967
Spend per pupil£9,006
Staff spend per pupil£7,082
Reserve per pupil£2
  • +£1,547revenue reserve
  • −£40,527in-year balance

Grants £8,638 · self-generated £329 · premises £935 per pupil

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

198 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained89.4%
  • Education87.9%
  • Apprenticeship1%
  • Employment0.5%
  • Not sustained6.6%
  • Unknown4%