Denbigh High School
Alexandra Avenue, Luton, LU3 1HE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Jeremy Heath
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Chiltern Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Luton South and South Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,120
- Pupils on roll
- 1,130
- URN
- 136319
- Local authority
- Luton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582736611
About this school
Denbigh High School is a secondary academy in Luton. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,130 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 223 | 220 | 219 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.2 | 55.4 | 52.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.75 +0.56 to +0.94 | +0.80 +0.61 to +0.99 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% | 60% | 56.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 73.2% | 72.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 82% | 83.2% | 84.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
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 Denbigh 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 | 52.2 | 41.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55.4 | 42.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 52.6 | 43.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,129 |
| 2023/24 | 1,119 |
| 2024/25 | 1,123 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Denbigh High School compares
Denbigh High School ranked 1st of 13 secondary schools in Luton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 83% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52.6 | 5.9% | 31.3% | 1,130 | — |
| Stopsley High School | 42.3 | 8% | 31% | 1,046 | 1.1 miles |
| Icknield High School | 49.4 | 7.6% | 26.3% | 1,452 | 1.1 miles |
| The Stockwood Park Academy | 35.9 | 10.1% | 41.6% | 1,438 | 1.6 miles |
| Chiltern Academy | 49.5 | 6.8% | 37.8% | 1,203 | 1.6 miles |
| Queen Elizabeth School | 39.9 | 7.1% | 32.6% | 1,229 | 1.8 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)
- 31.34%
- English as an additional language
- 82.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.89%
- Persistent absence
- 15.34%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stopsley High School1.1 miles
Secondary · Luton
-
Icknield High School1.1 miles
Secondary · Luton
-
The Stockwood Park Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Luton
-
Chiltern Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Luton
-
Queen Elizabeth School1.8 miles
Secondary · Luton
Other schools in Luton
Denbigh High School ranks 1st 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
- Icknield High School Secondary
- Lea Manor High School Secondary
- Lealands 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Denbigh High School teach?
- Denbigh High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Luton.
- Who is the headteacher of Denbigh High School?
- The headteacher of Denbigh High School is Mr Jeremy Heath, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Denbigh High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Denbigh 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 Denbigh High School?
- Denbigh High School has 1,130 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Denbigh High School full?
- Denbigh High School has capacity for 1,120 pupils and 1,130 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Denbigh High School a faith school?
- No. Denbigh High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Denbigh High School a selective school?
- No. Denbigh High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Denbigh High School?
- Denbigh High School is part of CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Denbigh High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52.2 in 2022/23 and 52.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Denbigh High School rank locally?
- Denbigh High School ranked 1st of 13 secondary schools in Luton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 83% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Denbigh High School's absence rate?
- Denbigh High School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Denbigh High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Denbigh 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 1 July 2026.