Manshead Church of England Academy
Dunstable Road, Luton, LU1 4BB
1,134 pupils · 84% of 1,350 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- DIOCESE OF ST ALBANS MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 21.6%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 February 2026, published 19 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 37.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 55.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 11.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.86 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 189 | 162 | 313 | 174 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 20 | 11 | 31 | 20 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 14 | 17 | 33 | 14 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 25 | 21 | 41 | 25 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 24 | 21 | 37 | 24 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 43 | 31 | 57 | 43 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 24 | 11 | 40 | 24 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 37 | 27 | 58 | 37 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Queensbury Academy 2.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- The Chalk Hills Academy 2.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Challney High School for Boys 3.1 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- All Saints Academy Dunstable 3.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Challney High School for Girls 3.4 km · Outstanding (2020) · previous system
- The Stockwood Park Academy 4.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.