Avenue Centre for Education
Cutenhoe Road, Luton, LU1 3NJ
- Phase
- Local authority maintained schools
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Jeremy Dodd
- Constituency
- Luton South and South Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 51
- URN
- 134525
- Local authority
- Luton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582359370
About this school
Avenue Centre for Education is a special school in Luton. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 51 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Avenue Centre for Education, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
Trends over time
How Avenue Centre for Education has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60 |
| 2023/24 | 69 |
| 2024/25 | 77 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 6 February 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report13 October 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 61.04%
- English as an additional language
- 19.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oakwood Primary School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Luton
-
University of Bedfordshire0.7 miles
Universities · Luton
-
Lime Academy Hartwell1.1 miles
Free Schools · Luton
-
Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School)1.4 miles
Independent schools · Luton
-
Richmond Hill School1.5 miles
Special schools · Luton
Other schools in Luton
- Claystone School Special schools
- Lady Zia Wernher School Special schools
- Lime Academy Hartwell Free Schools
- Richmond Hill School Special schools
- Woodlands Secondary School Special schools
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- Grasmere Nursery School Nursery
- Hart Hill Nursery School Nursery
- Pastures Way Nursery School Nursery
- Rothesay Nursery School Nursery
- The Gill Blowers Nursery School Nursery
- Beech Hill Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Avenue Centre for Education teach?
- Avenue Centre for Education teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Luton.
- Who is the headteacher of Avenue Centre for Education?
- The headteacher of Avenue Centre for Education is Mr Jeremy Dodd, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Avenue Centre for Education been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Avenue Centre for Education, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Avenue Centre for Education?
- Avenue Centre for Education has 51 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Avenue Centre for Education a faith school?
- No. Avenue Centre for Education has no designated religious character.
- Does Avenue Centre for Education publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Avenue Centre for Education. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 1 July 2026.