Most sought-after schools in Luton

Ordered by how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out.

This list is sorted by one number: first preferences per place. For each school it is the number of families who named it first, divided by the number of offers it made, in the newest year we hold. A higher number means more families wanted a place than there were places.

This is not a list of the best schools. It does not measure how good a school is, how happy the children are, or how well they do. It also does not tell you whether a child would get a place: that depends on where you live, the year, and the council's rules. It only shows how many people applied.

# School First preferences per place Newest intake Latest Ofsted
1 Denbigh High School
Luton, secondary
2.05 2026 Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
2 Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre
Luton, primary
1.74 2026 School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
3 Leagrave Primary School
Luton, primary
1.69 2026 Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
4 Bramingham Primary School
Luton, primary
1.35 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
5 Tennyson Road Primary School
Luton, primary
1.26 2026 Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
6 Denbigh Primary School
Luton, primary
1.20 2026 Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
7 Chiltern Academy
Luton, secondary
1.19 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
8 Putteridge High School
Luton, secondary
1.17 2026 Improved significantly (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
9 Dallow Primary School
Luton, primary
1.11 2026 School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
10 Bushmead Primary & Nursery School
Luton, primary
1.09 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
11 Challney High School for Girls
Luton, secondary
1.06 2026 Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
12 The Chalk Hills Academy
Luton, secondary
1.06 2026 School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
13 St Matthew's Primary School
Luton, primary
1.02 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
14 Ramridge Primary School
Luton, primary
1.00 2026 School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
15 St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School
Luton, primary
1.00 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
16 St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School
Luton, primary
1.00 2026 School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
17 Hillborough Infant and Nursery School
Luton, primary
0.99 2026 School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
18 Maidenhall Primary School
Luton, primary
0.99 2026 Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
19 Southfield Primary Academy
Luton, primary
0.98 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
20 Beechwood Primary School
Luton, primary
0.97 2026 Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
21 Chantry Primary Academy
Luton, primary
0.97 2026 School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
22 Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Luton, secondary
0.96 2026 School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
23 Foxdell Primary School
Luton, primary
0.96 2026 Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
24 Beech Hill Community Primary School
Luton, primary
0.95 2026 Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
25 Challney High School for Boys
Luton, secondary
0.95 2026 Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
26 Downside Primary School
Luton, primary
0.95 2026 Improved significantly (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
27 Lealands High School
Luton, secondary
0.95 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
28 The Ferrars Academy
Luton, primary
0.95 2026 School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
29 William Austin Infant School
Luton, primary
0.95 2026 Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
30 Whitefield Primary Academy
Luton, primary
0.94 2026 School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
31 Waulud Primary School
Luton, primary
0.93 2026 School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
32 Norton Road Primary School
Luton, primary
0.92 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
33 River Bank Primary School
Luton, primary
0.92 2026 Improved significantly (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
34 Pirton Hill Primary School
Luton, primary
0.90 2026 Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
35 Icknield Primary School
Luton, primary
0.89 2026 School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
36 Parklea Primary School
Luton, primary
0.89 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
37 Whipperley Infant Academy
Luton, primary
0.89 2026 Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
38 The Meads Primary School
Luton, primary
0.87 2026 School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
39 Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Luton, primary
0.85 2026 School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
40 Stopsley Community Primary School
Luton, primary
0.85 2026 School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
41 Warden Hill Infant Academy
Luton, primary
0.85 2026 Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
42 Cutenhoe Hill Primary School ( Formerly Surrey Street)
Luton, primary
0.84 2026 Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
43 Wigmore Primary
Luton, primary
0.84 2026 School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
44 Icknield High School
Luton, secondary
0.82 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
45 Putteridge Primary School
Luton, primary
0.82 2026 School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
46 Crawley Green Infant School
Luton, primary
0.80 2026 Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
47 The Linden Academy
Luton, primary
0.80 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
48 Queen Elizabeth School
Luton, secondary
0.73 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
49 Lea Manor High School
Luton, secondary
0.66 2026 Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
50 The Stockwood Park Academy
Luton, secondary
0.66 2026 Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
51 Stopsley High School
Luton, secondary
0.52 2026 Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))

Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 51 schools in Luton have a published per-place figure. Schools with too few places for the figure to mean anything are left off. All schools in Luton · How we compare schools.