Queensbury Academy
Academy sponsor led · Secondary
Dunstable · LU6 3BU · Central Bedfordshire
Ages 11–19
Status: Open
1.4 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 144342
Manshead Church of England Academy
Academy sponsor led · Luton · LU1 4BB
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–19
Pupils
1,134
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Age range
Ages 11–19
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–19, in Luton, Central Bedfordshire, 1,134 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 21.6%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of St Albans.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Ages 11–18
Status: Open
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Ages 11–16
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Academy sponsor led · Secondary
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Status: Open
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Overview
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 144342
Location
- Address
- Dunstable Road, Caddington
- Postcode
- LU1 4BB
- Town
- Luton
- County
- Bedfordshire
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- District
- Central Bedfordshire
- Constituency
- Luton South and South Bedfordshire
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,134
- Boys / girls
- 592 / 542
- School capacity
- 1,350
- Capacity fill
- 1,134 / 1,350 (84%)
- Free school meals
- 21.6%
- FSM pupils
- 215
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of St Albans
- Governance
- Academy trust: DIOCESE OF ST ALBANS MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- DIOCESE OF ST ALBANS MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- Diocese of St Albans
SEN & specialist provision
SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Resourced provision
- SEN unit
- SEN unit places
- 11 on roll / 12 capacity
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Little
- Telephone
- 01582679400
Official links
Ofsted information
Inspection data is separate from GIAS establishment records.
- 2026-02-03 — Needs attention (Report)