Stopsley High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 13 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Luton
- Unique reference
- 148692
- Address
- St Thomas's Road, LU2 7UX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1074 (79% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.7%
- Girls
- 48.3%
- First language not English
- 43.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.6%
- Persistent absence
- 23.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.5%
White British 19.6%
Other White 17.8%
Pakistani 14.9%
Bangladeshi 11.4%
Mixed 10.7%
African 10%
Indian 3.9%
Other Asian 3.1%
Caribbean 2.4%
Unclassified 2.3%
Other 2%
Other Black 1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 25%
Local authority average 49%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.3
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.47
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 40 |
| Biology | GCSE | 56 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 56 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 37 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 46 |
| Dance | GCSE | 10 |
| English Language | GCSE | 196 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 193 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 14 |
| French | GCSE | 19 |
Admissions
Stopsley High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 221
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 128
- 2nd preference
- 137
- 3rd preference
- 184
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 128
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 19
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 232 137 95 |
| Year 8 | 219 102 117 |
| Year 9 | 224 109 115 |
| Year 10 | 198 102 96 |
| Year 11 | 201 105 96 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 88.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 44.0% 27.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 13.0% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 36.0% 47.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.1% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 0.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 6.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 3.1% 3.0% |