Putteridge Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Luton
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Luton Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Putteridge Primary School is a primary school in Luton for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 24 April 2024. Luton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Putteridge Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 26 of the 38 other Luton primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In Reception 2026 there were 59 first-choice applications for 72 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 13 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 76% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Luton that have results, its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure was the highest.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Luton schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Putteridge Road, Luton, LU2 8HJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Luton
- Pupils on roll
- 607 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 24 April 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils speak highly of their school.”
- “They enjoy coming to Putteridge and are safe here.”
- “Pupils particularly enjoy their learning, as staff often make it fun for them.”
To improve
- “However, a small number of pupils can be over-enthusiastic, which distracts others.”
- “However, they do not check what pupils remember over the longer term.”
- “Therefore, in a few subjects, pupils cannot build on their prior knowledge as well as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 76% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 59 first-preference applications, 72 offers in total, 59 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Luton.
- Stopsley Community Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Someries Junior School 0.7 mi Not judged
- Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre 0.7 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ramridge Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wigmore Primary 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bushmead Primary & Nursery School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Wenlock CofE Academy 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade