Schools in Luton[1]

Local authority district E06000032 · 77 open schools[2]

Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 125 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

most deprived 20%: 44 (35%)[4]
second 20%: 38 (30%)[4]
middle 20%: 19 (15%)[4]
fourth 20%: 20 (16%)[4]
least deprived 20%: 4 (3%)[4]

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

By kind of deprivation

The share of the district's neighbourhoods in each fifth of England's on each part of the index (the most deprived 20% are deciles 1 and 2, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of England's neighbourhoods):

Measure	Most deprived 20%	Second	Middle	Fourth	Least deprived 20%
Income	47%[4]	27%[4]	17%[4]	8%[4]	1%[4]
Employment	19%[4]	35%[4]	26%[4]	15%[4]	5%[4]
Education and skills	38%[4]	30%[4]	22%[4]	10%[4]	0%[4]
Health and disability	17%[4]	32%[4]	31%[4]	14%[4]	6%[4]
Crime	17%[4]	22%[4]	30%[4]	25%[4]	6%[4]
Housing and services	51%[4]	34%[4]	15%[4]	0%[4]	0%[4]
Living environment	18%[4]	20%[4]	18%[4]	27%[4]	16%[4]
Children in low-income families	50%[4]	28%[4]	14%[4]	6%[4]	1%[4]

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Income: People on low incomes: out of work, or in work on low pay, and receiving benefits or tax credits. Employment: Working-age people out of work through unemployment, sickness, disability or caring. Education and skills: Low attainment and skills: children's results and staying on in education, adults' qualifications and English. Health and disability: Risk of early death and of a poorer quality of life through ill health or disability. Crime: Risk of personal and material victimisation: recorded violence, burglary, theft and criminal damage. Housing and services: Barriers to housing and services: distance to a GP, school, shop and post office, and housing that is unaffordable, overcrowded or hard to get. Living environment: The quality of the local environment: housing in poor condition or without central heating, air quality and road accidents. Children in low-income families: Children aged 0–15 living in income-deprived families (the IDACI, part of the income measure).

Census 2021

Shares in the district's neighbourhoods together, on census day (21 March 2021):

Households that own their home: 53.9% of 78,978 households[5] (England: 61.3%[5])
Adults with a degree or similar: 29.8% of 172,708 residents aged 16 and over[6] (England: 33.9%[6])
Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: 7.7% of 172,670 residents aged 16 and over[7] (England: 13.2%[7])

Households that own their home: Households that own their home outright or with a mortgage or loan (shared ownership not included), of all households. Adults with a degree or similar: Residents aged 16 and over whose highest qualification is Level 4 or above (a degree, HND, NVQ level 4 or higher), of all residents aged 16 and over. Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: Residents aged 16 and over in higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (NS-SEC classes 1–3, by their current or most recent job), of all residents aged 16 and over.

Secondary schools (13)

School	Ages	Headline results
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College	11–18[2]	A8 50 2025/26[8] AL B- 2024/25[9]
Challney High School for Boys	11–16[2]	A8 47 2025/26[8]
Challney High School for Girls	11–16[2]	A8 52 2025/26[8]
Chiltern Academy	11–16[2]	A8 52 2025/26[8]
Denbigh High School	11–16[2]	A8 54 2025/26[8]
Icknield High School	11–16[2]	A8 48 2025/26[8]
Lea Manor High School	11–16[2]	A8 42 2025/26[8]
Lealands High School	11–16[2]	A8 42 2025/26[8]
Putteridge High School	11–16[2]	A8 50 2025/26[8]
Queen Elizabeth School	11–18[2]	A8 42 2025/26[8] AL D+ 2024/25[9]
Stopsley High School	11–16[2]	A8 44 2025/26[8]
The Chalk Hills Academy	11–18[2]	A8 43 2025/26[8] AL C 2024/25[9]
The Stockwood Park Academy	11–18[2]	A8 37 2025/26[8] AL C 2024/25[9]

Primary schools (46)

School	Ages	Headline results
Beech Hill Community Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 58% 2024/25[10]
Beechwood Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 46% 2024/25[10]
Bramingham Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 73% 2024/25[10]
Bushmead Primary & Nursery School	2–11[2]	KS2 60% 2024/25[10]
Chantry Primary Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 79% 2024/25[10]
Crawley Green Infant School	4–7[2]
Cutenhoe Hill Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 69% 2024/25[10]
Dallow Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
Denbigh Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 82% 2024/25[10]
Downside Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 79% 2024/25[10]
Farley Junior Academy	7–11[2]	KS2 64% 2024/25[10]
Ferrars Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 55% 2024/25[10]
Foxdell Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 66% 2024/25[10]
Hillborough Infant and Nursery School	3–7[2]
Hillborough Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 87% 2024/25[10]
Icknield Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 68% 2024/25[10]
Leagrave Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 91% 2024/25[10]
Maidenhall Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Norton Road Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 43% 2024/25[10]
Parklea Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 69% 2024/25[10]
Pirton Hill Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 54% 2024/25[10]
Putteridge Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 76% 2024/25[10]
Ramridge Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 56% 2024/25[10]
River Bank Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 78% 2024/25[10]
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School	4–11[2]
Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre	2–7[2]
Someries Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Southfield Primary Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 72% 2024/25[10]
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School	5–11[2]
St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 75% 2024/25[10]
St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 66% 2024/25[10]
St Matthew's Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 57% 2024/25[10]
Stopsley Community Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 73% 2024/25[10]
Tennyson Road Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 80% 2024/25[10]
The Ferrars Academy	3–7[2]
The Linden Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 64% 2024/25[10]
The Meads Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 75% 2024/25[10]
Warden Hill Infant Academy	4–7[2]
Warden Hill Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 53% 2024/25[10]
Waulud Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 77% 2024/25[10]
Wenlock CofE Academy	7–11[2]	KS2 30% 2024/25[10]
Whipperley Infant Academy	4–7[2]
Whitefield Primary Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 66% 2024/25[10]
Wigmore Primary	4–11[2]	KS2 58% 2024/25[10]
William Austin Infant School	5–7[2]
William Austin Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 71% 2024/25[10]

Independent schools (6)

School	Ages	Headline results
Al Hikmah Boys School	11–16[2]
Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School)	9–19[2]	AL D+ 2024/25[9]
Jamiatul Uloom Al - Islamia	10–16[2]
King's House Moorlands	5–16[2]
Mehria Primary School	5–11[2]
Oakwood Primary School	3–11[2]

Special schools and alternative provision (6)

School	Ages	Headline results
Active Support Education Centre	11–16[2]
Avenue Centre for Education	11–16[2]
Lady Zia Wernher School	2–11[2]
Lime Academy Hartwell	11–19[2]
Richmond Hill School	5–11[2]
Woodlands Secondary School	11–18[2]

Nursery schools (6)

School	Ages	Headline results
Chapel Street Nursery School	2–4[2]
Grasmere Nursery School	3–5[2]
Hart Hill Nursery School	2–5[2]
Pastures Way Nursery School	2–5[2]
Rothesay Nursery School	2–5[2]
The Gill Blowers Nursery School	2–5[2]

Sources

Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: LSOA (2021) to Electoral Ward (2026) to LAD (2026) Best Fit Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-07. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English Indices of Deprivation. Period 2025. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS054 Tenure. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2023-01-06. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS067 Highest level of qualification. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2023-01-10. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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