Denbigh High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Luton
Alexandra Avenue, Luton, LU3 1HE
79
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 05/12/2023
Application demand
54%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.1%
15.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,130
Capacity used
Over capacity101%
1,120 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
54%
1st preference success rate
202 of 377 families who put it first got an offer
213
Places offered
960
Total applications
4.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 377 | 202 | ● 54% |
| 2nd preference | 407 | 9 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 176 | 2 | ● 1% |
| Total | 960 | 213 | 22% |
1st preference success by year
Luton lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jeremy Heath
- Address
- Alexandra Avenue, Luton, LU3 1HE
- Phone
- 01582736611
- Local authority
- Luton
- Ward / constituency
- Biscot · Luton South and South Bedfordshire
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136319
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 33% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 83% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST
1,130 pupils · 1,120 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
05 December 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,147 pupils
Attendance
94.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 55.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.80 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 60% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 73% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.28 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 52.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 56.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 72.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 84.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.87 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 219 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 218 | 26% | 60% | 75% | |
| English Language | 217 | 24% | 64% | 80% | |
| English Literature | 217 | 27% | 70% | 81% | |
| Religious Studies | 216 | 34% | 69% | 78% | |
| Combined Science | 189 | 25% | 60% | 71% | |
| History | 121 | 12% | 52% | 68% | |
| French | 108 | 10% | 43% | 55% | |
| Geography | 89 | 19% | 47% | 60% | |
| Spanish | 80 | 11% | 45% | 61% | |
| Social Studies | 71 | 23% | 65% | 86% | |
| Business | 57 | 28% | 75% | 81% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 50 | 66% | 86% | 92% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Luton council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.