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Woodlands Secondary School

Northwell Drive, Luton, LU3 3SP

Outstanding

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedOutstanding
Attendance87.4%
Attainment–
AdmissionsNot published from capacity data
Pupils262

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Outstanding

Inspection history

  1. Previous gradedOutstanding

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in LU3. Where we have them, council (Luton) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
262
Free school meals
45.3%
20.4% above district average (24.9%)

Also: Luton 37% · England 49.2%

SEN
100%
78.4% above district average (21.6%)

Also: Luton 100% · England 99.9%

EAL
53.2%
5.2% above district average (48%)
Attendance
87.4%
7.4% below district average (94.8%)

Also: Luton 87.8% · England 87.2%

Persistent absence
31.3%
Attainment
–

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the LU3 average; the darker bar is this school.

Trends over time

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2172.1%
  • 2021/2288.5%
  • 2022/2388.9%
  • 2023/2488.9%
  • 2024/2588%

Admissions

Demand signal
Not published from capacity data
Published capacity (GIAS)
265
Pupils on roll
262

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Luton page.

SEN support

SEN %
100%
On-site provision
Special classes · VI, OTH, HI, ASD
Need types
VIOTHHIASDSEMHMSIPDSLDPMLD

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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  • Methodology · Data updates