Queen Elizabeth SchoolPutteridge High School

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

Summary of the comparison

Queen Elizabeth School and Putteridge High School are secondary schools in Luton.

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

  • Queen Elizabeth School was judged Good and Putteridge High School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 39.9 for Queen Elizabeth School and 49.2 for Putteridge High School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Queen Elizabeth School (45.1 in 2021-22, 39.9 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

Queen Elizabeth School versus Putteridge High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LutonQueen Elizabeth SchoolLutonPutteridge High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD53/100C64/100Stronger figure
Local ranking10th of 13 in Luton 7th of 13 in Luton Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeFoundation school Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,264 1,192
Capacity1,460 1,215
LocationLuton, LU2 9AG Luton, LU2 8HJ
GCSE results
Attainment 839.9 49.2 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths34.5% 46.4% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths54.0% 73.4% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc72.5% Stronger figure57.5% 40.5%
EBacc average point score3.77 4.34 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort200 233
A-level results
A-level entries26 Not reported
A-level average points24.1 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeD+ Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points24.9 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects0.0% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,264 1,192
Free school meals (ever 6)32.5% 21.2%
English as an additional language47.8% 30.5%
SEN support12.7% 12.3%
SEN with an EHC plan2.3% 1.9%
Attendance
Overall absence7.1% 5.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence23.5% 12.9% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Queen Elizabeth School

Putteridge High School

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