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Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College

Northwell Drive, Luton, LU3 3TL

This school is closed (it closed in July 2023).

It was replaced by Lea Manor High School. That page has the school's current information.

Phase
Secondary
School type
Foundation school
Ages
11 to 16
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Headteacher
Ms Jessantha Pather
Admissions policy
Non-selective
SEN provision
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Constituency
Luton North
Setting
(England/Wales) Urban city and town
Capacity
1,200
Pupils on roll
1,045
URN
109709
Local authority
Luton

About this school

Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College was a foundation secondary school in Luton. It taught children aged 11 to 16 and had 1,045 pupils on roll.

Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.

Ofsted judgement

Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.

Exam results

Key stage 4 (GCSEs)

Measure 2022/23
Pupils at the end of key stage 4 236
Attainment 8 score 32.4
Progress 8 score -1.04 -1.25 to -0.83
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 24%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths 42%
Entered the English Baccalaureate 19%
English Baccalaureate average point score 2.9

How Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College compares

Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2022/23.

School Attainment 8 (2024/25) Absence FSM (6 years) Pupils Distance
This school — 14.2% 42.4% 1,045 —
Lea Manor High School 36.3 9.5% 43.7% 916 0.1 miles
Lealands High School 44.3 6.8% 35% 1,025 0.8 miles
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College 50 6.6% 18.8% 1,655 1.2 miles
Icknield High School 49.4 7.6% 26.3% 1,452 1.3 miles
Challney High School for Girls 50.1 6.3% 30.3% 1,062 1.6 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.

Free school meals (last 6 years)
42.4%
English as an additional language
32.8%
Overall absence
14.2%
Persistent absence
45.1%

Location

Nearby schools

Other schools in Luton

Common questions

What ages does Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College teach?
Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College taught children aged 11 to 16. It was a secondary school in Luton.
Has Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College been inspected?
Ofsted has not inspected Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
How many pupils are at Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College?
Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College had 1,045 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
What are Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College's exam results?
Where the Department for Education has published them, Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College'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 11 September 2023.