Secondary
Avenue Centre for Education
Cutenhoe Road, Luton, LU1 3NJ
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Pupil referral unit
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 51 pupils
- Pupils per teacher
- 8.4
- Local authority
- Luton
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 13.8
- All staff (FTE)
- 22.3
- Pupils per adult
- 5.2
- Pupils
- 116
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2024
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
October 2022
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)July 2017
Previous framework
Good
- Leadership and governanceGood
Cutenhoe Road, Luton, LU1 3NJ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Luton admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Jeremy Dodd
- Address
- Cutenhoe Road, Luton, LU1 3NJ
- Telephone
- 01582359370