Harlington Upper School

Academy converter · Secondary school · Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire

LU5 6NX

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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026

Composite score ?

59.7

Simplified comparison — how this is calculated. A higher score doesn’t mean a better school for every child.

#1,206

National rank

#130

In East of England

In Central Bedfordshire

Top 39%

Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score ?

47.8

National avg ≈ 46

Progress 8 score ?

—

Why no data?

% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths ?

48%

% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths ?

76%

% EBacc grade 5+ ?

15%

EBacc average points score

4.22

Attainment 8 (year-on-year) 44.4 → 47.8 ▲ 3.4 pts

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,198 % FSM ever-6 12.9% % EAL 4.1% Age range 13–18 Gender Mixed Religious character

Official sources

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Location

Nearby secondary schools

Redborne Upper School and Community College Bedford · 3.6 mi 58.2 Houstone School Dunstable · 3.8 mi 57.6 All Saints Academy Dunstable Dunstable · 5.2 mi 46.1 Priory Academy Dunstable · 5.8 mi 57.8 Queensbury Academy Dunstable · 6.3 mi 50.0 Manshead Church of England Academy Luton · 6.4 mi 53.8 Vandyke Upper School Leighton Buzzard · 7.2 mi 60.2 Fulbrook School Milton Keynes · 7.3 mi 53.6