Lea Manor High School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Luton
Lea Manor High School is a secondary school in Luton for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Luton has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Northwell Drive, Luton, LU3 3TL
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Luton
- Pupils on roll
- 916 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 45.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 20 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of what they know and can do.”
- “The high quality of their work reflects how much they enjoy learning.”
- “Pupils benefit from strong, trusting relationships with their teachers.”
To improve
- “In the past, pupils did not experience a high-quality curriculum or consistently strong teaching.”
- “As a result, some older pupils have gaps in their learning, which has led to weaker outcomes in national examinations for many pupils.”
- “In the past, pupils did not experience an ambitious or consistently well-taught curriculum.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 March 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 29% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 36.3 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 101 first-preference applications, 154 offers in total, 101 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Year 7 2025 to 2026, as Luton published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Luton.
- Lealands High School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Icknield High School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Challney High School for Girls 1.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Challney High School for Boys 1.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Denbigh High School 2.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Stopsley High School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- The Chalk Hills Academy 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published