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Cutenhoe Hill Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

person Mr Lee Geer (Headteacher)

location_onLuton, LU1 3NJ

language Visit Website phone 01582359390

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

378

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Expected Standard

69%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Cutenhoe Hill Primary School is a Community school primary school in Luton, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 37% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Cutenhoe Hill Primary School is a community school in Luton, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 360 pupils on roll, of whom 31% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 13% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #17 of 37 primaries in Luton and #2,984 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 63%

Reading82% LA 75%

Writing80% LA 71%

Maths78% LA 74%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading68% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing60% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths79% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading70% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths81% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.0

Read

LA 0.1

-1.0 to 2.9

1.0

Write

LA 0.3

-0.9 to 2.8

3.9

Maths

LA 0.8

2.0 to 5.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading55% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 72% · Eng 78%

Maths63% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.0

Read

LA -0.3

-2.5 to 0.5

1.7

Write

LA -0.2

0.3 to 3.2

-0.5

Maths

LA 0.3

-1.8 to 0.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 57%

Reading60% LA 68%

Writing66% LA 73%

Maths60% LA 70%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.5

Read

LA -0.8

-4.1 to -0.9

-2.4

Write

LA -0.3

-3.9 to -0.9

-1.8

Maths

LA -0.3

-3.3 to -0.3

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2025	#2,984 / 14,159	#17	#5,139	#1
2024	#6,681 / 14,233	#20	#8,934	#1
2023	#4,141 / 13,940	#14	#7,073	#2,355
2019	#9,017 / 11,810	#21	#10,926	#6,139
2018	#10,092 / 10,972	#26	#10,253	#9,849

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 February 2025

Inspection Report

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15 October 2020

Inspection Report

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18 June 2019

Inspection Report

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19 June 2018

Inspection Report

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03 May 2017

Inspection Report

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23 June 2015

Inspection Report

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28 January 2015

Inspection Report

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29 September 2011

Inspection Report

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19 November 2008

Inspection Report

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28 September 2005

Inspection Report

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30 October 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2025-02-04

S5 Inspection EIF

Report Card

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Why no single overall grade?

From autumn 2024 / 2025, Ofsted replaced single-word headline grades (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate) with individual area judgements on a Report Card.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

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2019-06-18

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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2018-06-19

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

2017-05-03

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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2015-01-28

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 395 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	395	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	403	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	437	7	1.6%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	436	4	0.9%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	422	11	2.6%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	405	6	1.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	378	7	1.9%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	365	4	1.1%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	419	10	2.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	412	5	1.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	419	6	1.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	395	4	1.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	397	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	396	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	419	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	419	5	1.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	415	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	464	2	0.4%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	456	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	452	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	492	10	2.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	497	15	3.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	516	25	4.8%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	540	22	4.1%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	532	11	2.1%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	523	12	2.3%	0.5%	1

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 36 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 29 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 14 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils