Lea Manor High School

Academy sponsor led · Secondary school · Luton, Luton
LU3 3TL
Composite score
45.4

Lea Manor High School at a glance

Located in Luton, Luton, Lea Manor High School is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led. The school educates roughly 994 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Inadequate' when it was last inspected in January 2026. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 36.3, below the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 1.9 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

29% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 50% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 44% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. If you are considering Lea Manor High School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#2,913
National rank
#329
In East of England
#11
In Luton
Top 92%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
36.3
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
29%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
50%
% EBacc grade 5+
10%
EBacc average points score
3.31

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 20/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Inclusion
Strong standard
Safeguarding standards
Met

School profile

Pupils on roll 994 % FSM ever-6 43.7% % EAL 35.8% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed

Location

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