Denbigh High School

State-Funded School

denbigh-high-school-luton-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

LutonLocal Authority

Luton South and South BedfordshireConstituency

LU3 1HEPostcode

9.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Denbigh High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Luton, East of England.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,130 pupils. Denbigh High School is part of Chiltern Learning Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 52.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 56.2%
EBacc average point score: 4.87

Ethnicity

White

Asian

87%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,130

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

33%

England average

27%

First language not English

80%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,130
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Chiltern Learning Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
25 Jan 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
4 Dec 2007	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.