Queen Elizabeth SchoolStopsley High School

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

Summary of the comparison

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

  • Queen Elizabeth School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Stopsley High School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.

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

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 39.9 for Queen Elizabeth School and 42.3 for Stopsley 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 Stopsley High School (42.6 in 2021-22, 42.3 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Queen Elizabeth School versus Stopsley High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LutonQueen Elizabeth SchoolLutonStopsley High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD53/100D53/100
Local ranking10th of 13 in Luton Stronger figure11th of 13 in Luton
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeFoundation school Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,264 1,074
Capacity1,460 1,350
LocationLuton, LU2 9AG Luton, LU2 7UX
GCSE results
Attainment 839.9 42.3 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths34.5% 37.9% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths54.0% 60.1% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc72.5% Stronger figure25.3% 40.5%
EBacc average point score3.77 Stronger figure3.47 4.09
Cohort200 198
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 1,074
Free school meals (ever 6)32.5% 31.0%
English as an additional language47.8% 43.1%
SEN support12.7% 13.5%
SEN with an EHC plan2.3% 3.3%
Attendance
Overall absence7.1% Stronger figure8.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence23.5% 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.

Queen Elizabeth School

Stopsley High School

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