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School admissions in Luton

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Reception places, September 2026

44 schools. 9 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education CentreLuton1.74610.319 miles 2026
Leagrave Primary SchoolLuton1.69580.56 miles 2026
Bramingham Primary SchoolLuton1.35600.565 miles 2026
Tennyson Road Primary SchoolLuton1.26900.356 miles 2026
Denbigh Primary SchoolLuton1.20890.437 miles 2026
Dallow Primary SchoolLuton1.11890.327 miles 2026
Bushmead Primary & Nursery SchoolLuton1.09900.566 miles 2026
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolLuton1.07283569.08 m (≈2.22 mi) 2026
St Matthew's Primary SchoolLuton1.021190.628 miles 2026
Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary SchoolLuton1.006not published
Ramridge Primary SchoolLuton1.00590.851 miles 2026
St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary SchoolLuton1.0035not published
St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary SchoolLuton1.0049not published
Sundon Lower SchoolLuton1.00105380.72 m (≈3.34 mi) 2022
Hillborough Infant and Nursery SchoolLuton0.99900.829 miles 2026
Maidenhall Primary SchoolLuton0.9967not published
Southfield Primary AcademyLuton0.9848not published
Chantry Primary AcademyLuton0.9766not published
Beechwood Primary SchoolLuton0.97120not published
Foxdell Primary SchoolLuton0.9667not published
Beech Hill Community Primary SchoolLuton0.95109not published
William Austin Infant SchoolLuton0.95100not published
The Ferrars AcademyLuton0.9579not published
Downside Primary SchoolLuton0.95133not published
Whitefield Primary AcademyLuton0.9432not published
Waulud Primary SchoolLuton0.9360not published
River Bank Primary SchoolLuton0.92115not published
Norton Road Primary SchoolLuton0.9238not published
Pirton Hill Primary SchoolLuton0.9042not published
Icknield Primary SchoolLuton0.8975not published
Parklea Primary SchoolLuton0.8956not published
Whipperley Infant AcademyLuton0.8988not published
The Meads Primary SchoolLuton0.8768not published
Slip End Village SchoolLuton0.8622not published
Warden Hill Infant AcademyLuton0.8596not published
Stopsley Community Primary SchoolLuton0.8559not published
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolLuton0.8526not published
Wigmore PrimaryLuton0.8470not published
Cutenhoe Hill Primary SchoolLuton0.8443not published
Putteridge Primary SchoolLuton0.8272not published
The Linden AcademyLuton0.8056not published
Crawley Green Infant SchoolLuton0.8086not published
Chalton Lower SchoolLuton0.80152890.82 m (≈1.80 mi) 2026
Caddington Village SchoolLuton0.6742not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

14 schools. 5 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Denbigh High SchoolLuton2.05208not published
Chiltern AcademyLuton1.192281.062 miles 2026
Putteridge High SchoolLuton1.172341.329 miles 2026
Challney High School for GirlsLuton1.062190.768 miles 2026
The Chalk Hills AcademyLuton1.062901.33 miles 2026
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science CollegeLuton0.96261not published
Lealands High SchoolLuton0.952042.14 miles 2026
Challney High School for BoysLuton0.952301.096 miles 2026
Manshead Church of England AcademyLuton0.86189not published
Icknield High SchoolLuton0.822920.852 miles 2026
Queen Elizabeth SchoolLuton0.73187not published
The Stockwood Park AcademyLuton0.66279not published
Lea Manor High SchoolLuton0.66154not published
Stopsley High SchoolLuton0.52200not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.