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Putteridge High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Putteridge Road, Luton LU2 8HJ · putteridgehigh.org · 01582 415791
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improved significantly
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Luton 45, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,193
- 98% of 1,215 places
- Local authority
- Luton
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 21.1%
- First language not English
- 29.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 274 families put the school first and 234 places were offered; 81% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 234 | 274 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 235 | 268 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 238 | 244 | 1▲ | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 240 | 252 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 236 | 252 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.2, and 46.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Luton it was 45, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ●46.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲73.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲57.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.34 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 109685)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 14.1 | +3.8 |
| Sixth form college | 32.4 | −7.6 |
| Further education | 46.9 | +6.9 |
| Other education | 0.4 | −0.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.1 | +1 |
| Employment | 0.4 | −1.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.3 | −1.8 |
| Activity not captured | 0.4 | −0.2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 20 November 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Putteridge High School was: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 19 Nov 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (241 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 241
- 20% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 60 parents (25%) with SEND