Putteridge High SchoolStopsley High School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Luton.

Summary of the comparison

Putteridge High School and Stopsley High School are secondary schools in Luton.

  • Putteridge High School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Stopsley High School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Putteridge High School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Putteridge High School was judged Good and Stopsley High School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.2 for Putteridge High School and 42.3 for Stopsley High School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Putteridge High School (48.3 in 2021-22, 49.2 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Stopsley High School (42.6 in 2021-22, 42.3 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Putteridge High School versus Stopsley High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LutonPutteridge High SchoolLutonStopsley High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC64/100Stronger figureD53/100
Local ranking7th of 13 in Luton Stronger figure11th of 13 in Luton
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,192 1,074
Capacity1,215 1,350
LocationLuton, LU2 8HJ Luton, LU2 7UX
GCSE results
Attainment 849.2 Stronger figure42.3 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths46.4% Stronger figure37.9% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths73.4% Stronger figure60.1% 64.8%
Entering EBacc57.5% Stronger figure25.3% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.34 Stronger figure3.47 4.09
Cohort233 198
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,192 1,074
Free school meals (ever 6)21.2% 31.0%
English as an additional language30.5% 43.1%
SEN support12.3% 13.5%
SEN with an EHC plan1.9% 3.3%
Attendance
Overall absence5.6% Stronger figure8.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence12.9% Stronger figure25.3% 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.

Putteridge High School

Stopsley High School

Full profiles: Putteridge High School · Stopsley High School