Stopsley High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 14 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
- 1081 (79% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 38.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.8%
- Persistent absence
- 24.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.3%
White British 21.7%
Other White 16.2%
Pakistani 14.9%
Mixed 12.4%
Bangladeshi 10.1%
African 8.2%
Indian 4%
Other Asian 3.3%
Unclassified 2.6%
Caribbean 2.3%
Other 2.1%
Other Black 1.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.41
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 15%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.9
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.22
Local authority average 3.92
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 11 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 6 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 26 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 4 |
| Biology | GCSE | 49 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 48 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 25 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 24 |
| English Language | GCSE | 219 |
Admissions
Stopsley High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 256
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 87
- 2nd preference
- 146
- 3rd preference
- 169
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 87
- 2nd preference
- 37
- 3rd preference
- 27
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 225 108 117 |
| Year 8 | 228 107 121 |
| Year 9 | 205 107 98 |
| Year 10 | 205 102 103 |
| Year 11 | 218 119 99 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 90.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 29.0% 27.3% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 8.0% 12.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 49.0% 49.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.2% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.4% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.4% 1.0% |