Stopsley High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Luton
St Thomas's Road, Luton, LU2 7UX
59
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 13/09/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.0%
25.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,046
Capacity used
Has space77%
1,350 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
128 of 128 families who put it first got an offer
221
Places offered
449
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 128 | 128 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 137 | 33 | ● 24% |
| 3rd preference | 184 | 19 | ● 10% |
| Total | 449 | 180 | 40% |
1st preference success by year
Luton lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Karen Hand
- Address
- St Thomas's Road, Luton, LU2 7UX
- Phone
- 01582870900
- Local authority
- Luton
- Ward / constituency
- Stopsley · Luton North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 148692
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 32% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 39% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: MIDDLESEX LEARNING TRUST
1,046 pupils · 1,350 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
13 September 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,156 pupils
Attendance
92.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
25.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 41.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.33 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 42% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 64% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.44 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 37.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 60.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 25.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.47 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 198 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 196 | 16% | 44% | 68% | |
| English Language | 196 | 16% | 46% | 63% | |
| English Literature | 193 | 15% | 53% | 69% | |
| Combined Science | 139 | 1% | 19% | 38% | |
| History | 101 | 15% | 41% | 50% | |
| Social Studies | 78 | 21% | 49% | 56% | |
| Geography | 62 | 15% | 29% | 47% | |
| Biology | 56 | 25% | 71% | 88% | |
| Physics | 56 | 30% | 68% | 77% | |
| Chemistry | 56 | 29% | 64% | 79% | |
| Religious Studies | 56 | 27% | 54% | 64% | |
| Physical Education | 56 | 14% | 36% | 52% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Luton council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.