Active Support Education Centre
Unit 1 Britannia Estates, Leagrave Road, Beds, LU3 1RJ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Ford
- Constituency
- Luton South and South Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 100
- Pupils on roll
- 68
- URN
- 142672
- Local authority
- Luton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582256040
About this school
Active Support Education Centre is an independent special school in Beds. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 68 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Active Support Education Centre under its current framework. 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
Active Support Education Centre has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in February 2017, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 22 | 17 | 30 |
| Attainment 8 score | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
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 Active Support Education Centre 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 | 0.7 | 41.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 1.1 | 42.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 1.6 | 43.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71 |
| 2023/24 | 85 |
| 2024/25 | 67 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 43
- Pupils on SEN support
- 25
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mehria Primary School0.2 miles
Independent schools
-
Jamiatul Uloom Al - Islamia0.4 miles
Independent schools · Luton
-
Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School)0.5 miles
Independent schools · Luton
-
Richmond Hill School0.9 miles
Special schools · Luton
-
Lime Academy Hartwell1.1 miles
Free Schools · Luton
Common questions
- What year groups does Active Support Education Centre teach?
- Active Support Education Centre teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Beds.
- Who is the headteacher of Active Support Education Centre?
- The headteacher of Active Support Education Centre is Mr Matthew Ford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Active Support Education Centre been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Active Support Education Centre 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 big is Active Support Education Centre?
- Active Support Education Centre has 68 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Active Support Education Centre full?
- Active Support Education Centre has capacity for 100 pupils and 68 on roll (68%), so it has space against 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 Active Support Education Centre a faith school?
- No. Active Support Education Centre has no designated religious character.
- How have Active Support Education Centre's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 0.7 in 2022/23 and 1.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Active Support Education Centre's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Active Support Education Centre'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 24 July 2026.