Lealands High School
Sundon Park Road, Luton, LU3 3AL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Samuel Ward
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Luton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 1,025
- URN
- 109686
- Local authority
- Luton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582611600
About this school
Lealands High School is a foundation secondary school in Luton. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,025 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 202 | 198 | 193 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.7 | 43.4 | 44.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.01 -0.21 to +0.19 | -0.04 -0.25 to +0.16 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% | 38.9% | 33.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% | 66.2% | 59.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 29% | 25.3% | 40.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Lealands High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Luton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41.7 | 41.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.4 | 42.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.3 | 43.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,008 |
| 2023/24 | 1,014 |
| 2024/25 | 1,026 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lealands High School compares
Lealands High School ranked 9th of 13 secondary schools in Luton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 54% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.3 | 6.8% | 35% | 1,025 | — |
| Lea Manor High School | 36.3 | 9.5% | 43.7% | 916 | 0.8 miles |
| Houstone School | 46.1 | 7.4% | 29.4% | 765 | 1.4 miles |
| Challney High School for Girls | 50.1 | 6.3% | 30.3% | 1,062 | 1.4 miles |
| Challney High School for Boys | 47.7 | 7% | 28.4% | 1,197 | 1.7 miles |
| The Chalk Hills Academy | 45.7 | 8.7% | 35.1% | 1,644 | 1.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 34.99%
- English as an additional language
- 22.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.79%
- Persistent absence
- 19.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lea Manor High School0.8 miles
Secondary · Luton
-
Houstone School1.4 miles
Secondary · Dunstable
-
Challney High School for Girls1.4 miles
Secondary · Luton
-
Challney High School for Boys1.7 miles
Secondary · Luton
-
The Chalk Hills Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Luton
Other schools in Luton
Lealands High School ranks 9th of the 14 ranked secondary schools in Luton.
- Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College Secondary
- Challney High School for Boys Secondary
- Challney High School for Girls Secondary
- Chiltern Academy Secondary
- Denbigh High School Secondary
- Icknield High School Secondary
- Lea Manor High School Secondary
- Manshead Church of England Academy Secondary
- Putteridge High School Secondary
- Queen Elizabeth School Secondary
- Stopsley High School Secondary
- The Chalk Hills Academy Secondary
Recorded changes at this school
Previous headteacher: Mr John Burridge (until July 2026).
- Headteacher changed from Mr John Burridge to Mr Samuel Ward recorded 21 Jul 2026
Common questions
- What year groups does Lealands High School teach?
- Lealands High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Luton.
- Who is the headteacher of Lealands High School?
- The headteacher of Lealands High School is Mr Samuel Ward, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lealands High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lealands High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Lealands High School?
- Lealands High School has 1,025 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Lealands High School full?
- Lealands High School has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 1,025 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lealands High School a faith school?
- No. Lealands High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Lealands High School a selective school?
- No. Lealands High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Lealands High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.7 in 2022/23 and 44.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lealands High School rank locally?
- Lealands High School ranked 9th of 13 secondary schools in Luton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 54% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lealands High School's absence rate?
- Lealands High School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lealands High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lealands High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 21 July 2026.