Woodlands Secondary School

State-Funded School

woodlands-secondary-school-luton-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

LutonLocal Authority

Luton NorthConstituency

LU3 3SPPostcode

9.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Woodlands Secondary School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–18, located in Luton, East of England.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 262 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

27%

Asian

55%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

262

Total Pupils

70%Boys

30%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

42%

England average

27%

First language not English

55%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 262
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
18 Jun 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
30 Nov 2016	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.