Overall Oxbridge
#625
5 ranked schools · +289 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
45
Offers
7
Offer rate15.6%
-6.8 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Around 225,000 people live in the borough today. The Vauxhall Motors factory, founded in 1905, anchored local industry for nearly a century before commercial vehicle production there ended in 2025. Hillborough, Challney, and High Town extend the residential spread, while St Mary's Church, built in the twelfth century, anchors the historic core.
Britain's hat-making capital through the Victorian and Edwardian eras, Luton grew from a sixth-century Saxon settlement on the River Lea to become one of Bedfordshire's largest towns. Leagrave and Warden Hill are among the most school-competitive pockets in the town, drawing families weighing up primary and secondary state provision across varied neighbourhoods. London Luton Airport, opened in 1938, now handles millions of passengers annually, and Thameslink services at Luton station link the town to London St Pancras and northward to Bedford.
56
Primary
schools
16
Secondary
schools
1
All-through
schools
1
Post-16
colleges
5
Special
schools
2
Other
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Area Performance
Across 72 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.24/10, -0.17 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
Distribution across all Luton schools
Luton vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Luton schools
top 47% of 14,978
top 47% of 14,978
top 56% of 3,862
top 56% of 3,862
top 76% of 2,555
top 76% of 2,555
Overall Oxbridge
5 ranked schools · +289 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
45
Offers
7
Oxford
1 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198
Applications
6
Offers
0
Cambridge
5 ranked schools · +166 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
39
Offers
7
2026
Luton
2026
Luton
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