Lea Manor High School
Northwell Drive, Luton, LU3 3TL
916 pupils · 76% of 1,200 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Luton
- Free school meals
- 45.4%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 20 January 2026, published 15 March 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 | 36.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 29.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 50.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 41% |
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 — 0.66 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 154 | 101 | 249 | 113 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 168 | 107 | 265 | 127 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 195 | 102 | 244 | 126 |
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
- Lealands High School 1.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College 1.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Icknield High School 2.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Challney High School for Girls 2.6 km · Outstanding (2020) · previous system
- Challney High School for Boys 3 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Houstone School 3.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
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.