Putteridge High School, Luton

In 2026, pupils at Putteridge High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.5 in Luton and 47 across England.

56% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in Luton and 47% in England.

That is up from 49.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.23: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 42.6, against 52.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 274 families put Putteridge High School as their first choice and 503 named it as one of their preferences, for 234 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 53 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Putteridge High School are Queen Elizabeth School (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 42.5); Stopsley High School (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.9); Icknield High School (2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.3); and Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College (2.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.8).

Putteridge High School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Putteridge High School is one of 21 schools run by Chiltern Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.5 in 2024/25.

241 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Putteridge High School (as of September 2025): 92% would recommend the school, 92% say their child is happy there and 80% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that pupils behave well (95%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (80%).

Of the 241 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 94% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 47% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 0% into work.

29.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (44%), Asian (15%) and Black (12%).

In 2026, 172 pupils (14.4%) received SEN support and 26 (2.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Luton Airport DART Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Putteridge High School (in), 100 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 98 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Luton (296).

In 2024/25, Putteridge High School issued 62 suspensions, 5.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Putteridge High School are Putteridge Primary School (0.1 miles), Someries Junior School (0.8 miles), Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre (0.8 miles) and Stopsley Community Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.