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Stopsley High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
St Thomas's Road, Luton LU2 7UX · stopsleyhighschool.co.uk · 01582 870900
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Luton 45, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,046
- 77% of 1,350 places
- Local authority
- Luton
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 32.1%
- First language not English
- 44.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 104 families put the school first and 200 places were offered; 100% 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 | 200 | 104 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 221 | 128 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 256 | 87 | 0.3 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 212 | 94 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 238 | 103 | 0.4 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.3, and 37.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼37.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼60.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼25.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.47 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 109713)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 5.4 | −2.8 |
| Sixth form college | 43.6 | −3.7 |
| Further education | 39.7 | +8.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 2 | +0.4 |
| Employment | 0.5 | −1.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.4 | −0.9 |
| Activity not captured | 2.5 | −0.4 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Stopsley High School on 2 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 2 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 109713), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 109713)
Oct 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 109713)
What parents said
65% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (62 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 65%
- Replies
- 62
- 6% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied