Putteridge High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Luton
Putteridge High School is a secondary school in Luton for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 20 November 2024. Luton has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Putteridge Road, Luton, LU2 8HJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Luton
- Pupils on roll
- 1,193 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 20 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish at this school.”
- “They experience a high quality of education.”
- “They meet leaders’ exceptionally high expectations for their learning, personal development and behaviour.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 December 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 46% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 49.2 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 274 first-preference applications, 234 offers in total, 221 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Year 7 2025 to 2026, as Luton published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Luton.
- Queen Elizabeth School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Stopsley High School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Icknield High School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Denbigh High School 2.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Chiltern Academy 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Lea Manor High School 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Stockwood Park Academy 3.4 mi Not judged Last distance published