Best Secondary schools in Luton

Top 20 by latest Ofsted graded judgements.

Summary

Outstanding: 3 Good: 8 Requires improvement: 0 Inadequate: 1

Earliest inspection

21 Jan 2014

Latest inspection

26 Jan 2025

These rankings use each school’s latest graded Ofsted inspection. Ungraded visits do not replace the most recent graded judgement.

1.

Denbigh High School
Secondary • Academy converter • Luton • LU3 1HE

Last inspected on 25 Jan 2024 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

Outstanding
2.

Challney High School for Boys
Secondary • Academy converter • Luton • LU4 9TJ

Last inspected on 15 Jan 2024 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

Outstanding
3.

Challney High School for Girls
Secondary • Academy converter • Luton • LU4 9FJ

Last inspected on 10 Feb 2020 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

Outstanding
4.

Icknield High School
Secondary • Academy converter • Luton • LU3 2AH

Last inspected on 19 Mar 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
5.

Queen Elizabeth School
Secondary • Foundation school • Luton • LU2 9AG

Last inspected on 25 Jul 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
6.

Lealands High School
Secondary • Foundation school • Luton • LU3 3AL

Last inspected on 14 Jun 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
7.

Chiltern Academy
Secondary • Free schools • Luton • LU1 3GF

Last inspected on 19 Mar 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
8.

Stopsley High School
Secondary • Academy converter • Luton • LU2 7UX

Last inspected on 16 Oct 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
9.

Putteridge High School
Secondary • Academy converter • Luton • LU2 8HJ

Last inspected on 15 Jul 2019 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
10.

The Chalk Hills Academy
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Luton • LU4 0NE

Last inspected on 16 Oct 2014 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
11.

Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Secondary • Academy converter • Luton • LU2 7AE

Last inspected on 21 Jan 2014 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
12.

Lea Manor High School
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Luton • LU3 3TL

Last inspected on 6 Jan 2022 – graded Inadequate by Ofsted.

Inadequate
13.

The Stockwood Park Academy
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Luton • LU1 5PP

Last inspected on 26 Jan 2025 – graded Not judged by Ofsted.

Not judged