Active Support Education Centre
Ofsted: Good
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Location
- Beds, LU3 1RJ
- Distance
- 3.1km away
Woodlands Secondary School
Northwell Drive, Luton, LU3 3SP
Ofsted: Outstanding
Independent
Phase
265
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Cohort Size
- 38
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 100.0%
- Continued in education
- 100.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 0.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 263
- Boys
- 184 (70%)
- Girls
- 78 (30%)
- Capacity
- 265 (99% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 45.5%
- EAL
- 53.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 100.0%
- SEN Support
- 0.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 8.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 30.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £27,564/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 11.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 33.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community special school
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- Asian Pakistani: 24.8%
- White British: 19.5%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 17.2%
- White Other: 7.3%
- Black African: 6.9%
- Asian Other: 5.7%
- Mixed Other: 4.2%
- Asian Indian: 3.8%
24.8%
Asian Pakistani
19.5%
White British
17.2%
Asian Bangladeshi
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Northwell Drive
Luton, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 109744
- UKPRN
- 10015168
- Establishment No.
- 7015
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