Icknield High SchoolPutteridge High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Luton.
Summary of the comparison
Icknield High School and Putteridge High School are secondary schools in Luton.
Icknield High School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Putteridge High School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Icknield High School is ahead on our composite score.
Icknield High School was judged Good and Putteridge High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.4 for Icknield High School and 49.2 for Putteridge High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Icknield High School (52.1 in 2021-22, 49.4 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Putteridge High School (48.3 in 2021-22, 49.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LutonIcknield High School | LutonPutteridge High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C66/100Stronger figure | C64/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 13 in Luton Stronger figure | 7th of 13 in Luton | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,446 | 1,192 | |
| Capacity | 1,445 | 1,215 | |
| Location | Luton, LU3 2AH | Luton, LU2 8HJ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 49.4 Stronger figure | 49.2 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 57.7% Stronger figure | 46.4% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74.0% Stronger figure | 73.4% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 37.4% | 57.5% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.41 Stronger figure | 4.34 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 281 | 233 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,446 | 1,192 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 26.3% | 21.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 32.0% | 30.5% | |
| SEN support | 11.1% | 12.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.2% | 1.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.6% | 5.6% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 21.2% | 12.9% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Icknield High School
Putteridge High School
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