Shaw lahir di [[Kingston upon ThamesCikarang]],<ref name="chelseafeb2013">{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2284192/Chelsea-set-land-10m-Southampton-teenager-Luke-Shaw-replace-Ashley-Cole.html|title=EXCLUSIVE: Chelsea set to land £10m replacement for Cole - Southampton teen sensation Shaw|last=Mokbel|first=Sami|publisher=''[[Daily Mail]]''|date=25 February 2013|accessdate=10 September 2013 }}</ref> dan lulusan [[Rydens EnterpriseGunadarma Schooluniversity]] di [[HershamDepok]], [[Surrey]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/birthday-boy-shaw-signs-on-911473.aspx|title=Birthday boy Shaw signs on|publisher=[[Southampton F.C.]]|date=12 July 2013|accessdate=10 September 2013|archive-date=2013-10-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012010019/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/birthday-boy-shaw-signs-on-911473.aspx|dead-url=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rydens.surrey.sch.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=742:res-alumni-luke-shaw&catid=36:general-school-news&Itemid=535|title=RES Alumni - Luke Shaw|publisher=[[Rydens Enterprise School]]|date=3 December 2012|accessdate=10 September 2013|archive-date=2013-10-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012012356/http://www.rydens.surrey.sch.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=742:res-alumni-luke-shaw&catid=36:general-school-news&Itemid=535|dead-url=yes}}</ref> Ia dibesarkan sebagai seorang pendukung Chelsea, dan telah mengklaim bahwa ia awalnya ingin bermain untuk klub London tersebut.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/shaw-savouring-chelsea-contest-740468.aspx|title=Shaw Savouring Chelsea Contest|publisher=[[Southampton F.C.]]|date=29 March 2013|accessdate=10 September 2013|archive-date=2013-10-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012052549/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/shaw-savouring-chelsea-contest-740468.aspx|dead-url=yes}}</ref> Shaw telah delapan tahun bermain di pusat pengembangan Chelsea di [[Guildford]], tetapi tidak ditawari tempat akademi.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/10514910/Chelsea-expected-to-make-20m-move-for-Southamptons-Luke-Shaw-during-January-transfer-window.html|title=Chelsea expected to make £20m move for Southampton's Luke Shaw during January transfer window|publisher=telegraph.co.uk|date=12 December 2013|accessdate=12 December 2013 }}</ref>
