AcademySecondary

Harlington Upper School

Goswell End Road, Harlington, Dunstable LU5 6NX

6Schola Grade
Year groups
Year 9–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
1,156
On roll
Ages
13–18
Capacity 1,360
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
The Pyramid Schools Trust

Schola Grade 6

GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
GCSE resultsAttainment 8 score 47.8, an average GCSE grade of about 4.8
61stpercentile
Disadvantaged pupilsDisadvantaged pupils' Attainment 8 score 36.4
52ndpercentile
Attendance20% of pupils persistently absent
70thpercentile

Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).

About Harlington Upper School

Harlington Upper School is a secondary academy in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, for pupils aged 13–18 (Year 9–Year 13). It is part of The Pyramid Schools Trust.

It has 1,156 pupils on roll and room for 1,360. It has a sixth form. Its Schola Grade is 6 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.

Location & nearby schools

Goswell End Road, Harlington
Dunstable LU5 6NX
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School details

Type
Academy · What this means
Level
Secondary
Year groups
Year 9–Year 13
Ages
13–18
Official type
Academy converter
Sixth form
Yes
Pupils on roll
1,156
Capacity
1,360 pupils
Free school meals
13.10% of pupils eligible
Academy trust
The Pyramid Schools Trust
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Nation
England
URN
137941

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