Putteridge High School

Putteridge High School demonstrates significant improvement in various areas since its previous inspection, showcasing a high quality of education and a strong commitment to personal development. Pupils express pride in their community, work diligently as 'first class learners', and benefit from a broad and ambitious curriculum that caters to all students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The school excels in fostering exemplary behavior among its pupils and providing numerous enrichment opportunities that enhance their educational experience.

Strengths

• High quality of education with exceptional expectations for learning and personal development.
• Broad and ambitious curriculum that engages all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Effective support for reading, boosting confidence for accessing the curriculum.
• Strong culture of oracy that enhances communication and debate skills among pupils.
• Exceptional opportunities for personal and wider community development.
• Comprehensive support for staff well-being and professional training.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Putteridge High School attended 94.4% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 12.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 4.0% of pupils at Putteridge High School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 2 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Putteridge High School had 18.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.4% of pupils at Putteridge High School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Putteridge High School received £7,892 and spent £7,608 for each of its 1,195 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £706,000 (£591 per pupil).

Across all 19 schools of Chiltern Learning Trust, income was £7,910 and spending £7,771 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Luton · Luton local authority: places and applications

Putteridge High School is part of Chiltern Learning Trust, which runs 21 schools. The nearest others:

• Denbigh High School Luton
• Chiltern Academy Luton
• Dallow Primary School Luton
• Lea Manor High School Luton
• Challney High School for Girls Luton
• Challney High School for Boys Luton
• Ardley Hill Academy Dunstable
• Lark Rise Academy Dunstable
• Lancot School Dunstable
• The Thomas Alleyne Academy Stevenage

What is Putteridge High School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Putteridge High School is Good, from an inspection in December 2024.

When was Putteridge High School last inspected by Ofsted?

Putteridge High School was last inspected in December 2024.

How many pupils does Putteridge High School have?

Putteridge High School has 1,193 pupils on roll.

What age range does Putteridge High School cover?

Putteridge High School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Putteridge High School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 50.4, and 56% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Putteridge High School?

Putteridge High School is at Putteridge Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 8HJ.