Putteridge High School
| Putteridge High School | |
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| Address | |
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Putteridge Road , , LU2 8HJ England | |
| Coordinates | 51°54′17″N 0°23′05″W / 51.90475°N 0.38468°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Local authority | Luton Borough Council |
| Trust | Chiltern Learning Trust |
| Department for Education URN | 144311 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | David Graham |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Website | http://www.putteridgehigh.org/ |
Putteridge High School is a co-educational secondary school located in the Putteridge area of Luton, in the English county of Bedfordshire.[1]
History
It was previously a community school adminsitered by Luton Borough Council.[2] The school was also awarded specialist status as a Mathematics and Computing College. In February 2013, Ofsted rated this as a 'Good School'.[3]
In March 2017 Putteridge High School converted to academy status and is now sponsored by the Chiltern Learning Trust.[4] In 2019 the first Ofsted inspection of the school after academy conversion was rated as 'Good', with the school said to be showing rapid improvement.[5][6] The school was also awarded the International School Award for 2018 to 2021.[7]
Buildings
In 2019 it was announced that funding and permission had been obtained to demolish and completely rebuild the school site.[8]
Academics
Virtually all maintained schools and academies follow the National Curriculum, and are inspected by Ofsted on how well they succeed in delivering a 'broad and balanced curriculum'.[9] The school has to decide whether Key Stage 3 contains years 7, 8 and 9- or whether year 9 should be in Key Stage 4 and the students just study subjects that will be examined by the GCSEs exams at 16. Putteridge had decided to take the latter approach. Putteridge High School offers Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 only. There is no sixth form or Key Stage 5. [10] The school also offers The Duke of Edinburgh's Award programme.[11] All students continued in education after leaving the school.[6] The school maintains German as a Key Stage 4 option, and has a German partner school, the Theisstalschule, Niedernhausen with whom they do regular visits and joint music and outdoor pursuits activities. [6] The link was established through the Comenius programme. The visit in December 2019 was funded by the British Council, and included visits to Frankfurt, Mainz and Wiesbaden. [12]
Key Stage 3
In year 7 and year 8, the pupils follow the Key Stage 3 National Curriculum, They are setted in Maths and English. They have lessons in:
| Art | Computing | Design and Technology | Drama |
| English Language | English Literature | French | Geography |
| History | Mathematics | Music | Philosophy and Ethics |
| Physical Education | Science |
Key Stage 4
The core subjects studies are:
| GCSE Maths, English and Combined Science |
| Philosophy and Ethics (Non Exam Course) |
| Physical Education (Non Exam Course) |
In addition they choose 4 extra subjects, called options, One must be History of Geoography, in order to fulfill the EBACC requirements. [10] The other subjects can varied each year but come from this list.
| Art and Design | Food and Technology | ICT | Business Studies |
| French | Media Studies | Computer Science | Geography |
| Music | German | Religious Studies | Drama |
| Health and Social Care | Sport and Physical Education | Fashion and Textiles | History |
| Three Dimensional Design |
Incidents
In June 2016 a senior teacher at the school was attacked by a pupil leaving the teacher with brain damage.[13] The incident led to Luton Borough Council being fined £160,000.[14]
References
- ^ "Putteridge High School". www.putteridgehigh.org.
- ^ "Putteridge High School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk.
- ^ "Ofsted Report 2013". ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright
- ^ "Putteridge High School - Chiltern Learning Trust". www.chilternlearningtrust.org.
- ^ "Putteridge High School shows rapid improvement with 'Good' rating by Ofsted". www.lutontoday.co.uk.
- ^ a b c "Ofsted Report 2019". ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2021. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright
- ^ "International School Award | Putteridge High School". www.putteridgehigh.org.
- ^ "Plans to demolish and rebuild Putteridge High School approved by Luton Borough Council". www.lutontoday.co.uk.
- ^ Roberts, Nerys. "The school curriculum in England Parliamentary Briefing Paper" (PDF). parliament.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Curriculum | Putteridge High School". www.putteridgehigh.org.
- ^ "Duke of Edinburgh Award | Putteridge High School". www.putteridgehigh.org.
- ^ "German exchange 2019- Putteridge Newsletter" (PDF). /www.putteridgehigh.org/. January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
{{cite web}}:|first1=missing|last1=(help) - ^ "Luton teacher permanently disabled after 'furious' attack by girl pupil, court told". www.lutontoday.co.uk.
- ^ "Cash-strapped council to pay out £160k over attack on Luton school teacher left permanently disabled". www.lutontoday.co.uk.
