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Lea Manor High School
- Pupils on roll
- 916of 1,200 places
- Free school meals
- 45.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 205
- Ofsted
- Report card, 20 January 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Strong standardAchievement Needs attentionAttendance and behaviour Strong standardPersonal development and wellbeing Expected standardInclusion Strong standardLeadership and governance Strong standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College (URN 109709, until 1 August 2023).
What the data says
The Department for Education has not published where Lea Manor High School’s Year 11 leavers went next, so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 36.3 against 46.1 across England and 45.0 in Luton, with 29% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 87% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Luton and England.
The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Lea Manor High School | Luton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 36.3 | 45.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% | 42% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 50% | 63% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 41% | 49% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.31 | 4.05 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 44% | 32% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 32.4 | 38.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 39.3 | 48.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 34% | 49% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 204 | 100% | 89% | 11% | 20% | 51% |
| Mathematics | 204 | 100% | 88% | 8% | 22% | 55% |
| Combined Science | 179 | 87% | 65% | 5% | 9% | 48% |
| Religious Studies | 178 | 87% | 31% | 15% | 32% | 56% |
| English Literature | 172 | 84% | 86% | 15% | 21% | 65% |
| Business Studies | 101 | 49% | 18% | 7% | 20% | 52% |
| Geography | 97 | 47% | 41% | 7% | 25% | 38% |
| History | 80 | 39% | 41% | 14% | 26% | 56% |
| Computer Science | 51 | 25% | 13% | 10% | 30% | 25% |
| Spanish | 51 | 25% | 19% | 14% | 27% | 59% |
| French | 38 | 19% | 18% | 11% | 29% | 32% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 28 | 14% | 8% | 7% | 21% | 46% |
| Chemistry | 20 | 10% | 23% | 65% | 47% | 100% |
| Fine Art | 20 | 10% | 9% | 0% | 28% | 35% |
| Physics | 20 | 10% | 23% | 40% | 46% | 100% |
| Biology | 20 | 10% | 23% | 55% | 45% | 100% |
| Drama | 8 | 4% | 7% | 0% | 27% | 25% |
| Music | 6 | 3% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 0% |
| Arabic | 4 | 2% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Punjabi | 4 | 2% | 0% | — | 48% | — |
| Polish | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Italian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| German | 1 | 0% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 43 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 32 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.