Lea Manor High School
Academy sponsor led in Luton, Luton.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 11 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 916 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 1200 |
| Free school meals | 45.4% |
| Trust or sponsor | CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST |
| Local authority | Luton |
| Address | Northwell Drive, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 3TL |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.leamanorhighschool.org |
| Telephone | 01582652600 |
| URN | 149208 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 20 January 2026, published 15 March 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 29 June 2021, published 6 January 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | No |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College, URN 109709).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Lealands High School (secondary school, about 1.3 km)
- Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College (secondary school, about 1.9 km)
- Icknield High School (secondary school, about 2.1 km)
- Challney High School for Girls (secondary school, about 2.6 km)
- Challney High School for Boys (secondary school, about 3.0 km)
- Houstone School (secondary school, about 3.5 km)
- Denbigh High School (secondary school, about 3.6 km)
- Stopsley High School (secondary school, about 3.7 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.