OFSTED
13 September 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Luton
Trust
MIDDLESEX LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,046
1,046 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
502
48.0% of pupils
Male pupils
544
52.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.3 pts
above England
School
32.1%
Luton
27.3%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
23.9 pts
above England
School
44.2%
Luton
49.4%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
below England
School
0.9%
Luton
0.6%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
18.9%
198
Any other White background
18.5%
194
Pakistani
14.7%
154
Bangladeshi
12.1%
127
African
10.4%
109
Indian
3.6%
38
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
18.4%
192 of
1,046 pupils
2.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
42.3
3.1 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.33 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.96%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.74 pts
higher than
England
School
7.96%
Luton
6.08%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
25.26%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.44 pts
higher than
England
School
25.26%
Luton
16.56%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.63%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.83 pts
higher than
England
School
3.63%
Luton
1.45%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
77.5%
14.8 pts
below England
Stopsley High School
77.5%
Luton
97.3%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.