Woodlands Secondary School, Luton

From the headteacher's welcome: "Woodlands Secondary School is a special needs school for students aged between 11 - 18 years old. The school caters for students with severe learning difficulties or profound and multiple learning difficulties. Many students have additional complex needs including autistic spectrum disorder, epilepsy, physical or sensory impairments; some students have additional medical needs."

The nearest other special schools to Woodlands Secondary School are Active Support Education Centre (1.9 miles, Good); The Chiltern School (2.2 miles, Good); Richmond Hill School (2.4 miles, Good); and Lady Zia Wernher School (2.7 miles, Outstanding).

Of the 60 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 92% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 30% to a further education college.

41.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, and 54.6% speak English as an additional language, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (55%), White British (20%) and Black (9%).

Almost every pupil at Woodlands Secondary School has an education, health and care plan (262 of 262 in 2026). The most common need among them is a severe learning difficulty.

Woodlands Secondary School provides for pupils with visual impairment, other difficulties or disabilities, hearing impairment, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties.

The nearest railway station is Leagrave Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Woodlands Secondary School (opposite), 90 metres away.

In 2024/25, Woodlands Secondary School issued 38 suspensions, 14.4 for every 100 pupils, and no permanent exclusions.