Putteridge High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Luton
Putteridge Road, Luton, LU2 8HJ
69
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Improved significantly
No graded inspection
Application demand
82%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.4%
12.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,193
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,215 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
82%
1st preference success rate
220 of 268 families who put it first got an offer
235
Places offered
520
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 268 | 220 | ● 82% |
| 2nd preference | 172 | 15 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 79 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 520 | 235 | 45% |
1st preference success by year
Luton lets families list 3 preferences. 8 applications came from outside the council area (3 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- David Graham
- Address
- Putteridge Road, Luton, LU2 8HJ
- Phone
- 01582415791
- Local authority
- Luton
- Ward / constituency
- Stopsley · Luton North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144311
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 21% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 29% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST
1,193 pupils · 1,215 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
20 November 2024
Ungraded inspection
Improved significantly
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,229 pupils
Attendance
94.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
12.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.23 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 53% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.29 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 46.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 73.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 57.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.34 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 233 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 232 | 20% | 50% | 76% | |
| English Language | 232 | 21% | 59% | 80% | |
| English Literature | 232 | 26% | 66% | 84% | |
| Combined Science | 209 | 6% | 31% | 55% | |
| History | 139 | 31% | 50% | 58% | |
| Geography | 112 | 21% | 44% | 67% | |
| Business | 104 | 17% | 45% | 58% | |
| French | 83 | 29% | 67% | 75% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 66 | 14% | 59% | 77% | |
| Spanish | 49 | 12% | 22% | 37% | |
| Art and Design | 40 | 35% | 75% | 100% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 35 | 23% | 51% | 74% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Luton council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.