Putteridge High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 18 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Luton
- Unique reference
- 144311
- Address
- Putteridge Road, LU2 8HJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1197 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.2%
- Girls
- 48.8%
- First language not English
- 29%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18%
- Persistent absence
- 11.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.5%
White British 46%
Other White 12.6%
Mixed 11.3%
African 6.9%
Indian 4.9%
Pakistani 4.6%
Other 4.2%
Caribbean 3%
Bangladeshi 2.5%
Other Asian 1.6%
Other Black 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Irish 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.25
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 49%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 49%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.3
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.09
Local authority average 3.92
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 32 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 44 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 7 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 30 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 11 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 66 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
Admissions
Putteridge High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 238
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 244
- 2nd preference
- 155
- 3rd preference
- 90
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 222
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 239 121 118 |
| Year 8 | 243 112 131 |
| Year 9 | 240 138 102 |
| Year 10 | 233 122 111 |
| Year 11 | 242 120 122 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 90.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 29.0% 27.3% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 10.0% 12.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 49.0% 49.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.2% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.4% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.4% 1.0% |