Cutenhoe Hill Primary School ( Formerly Surrey Street)

About Cutenhoe Hill Primary School ( Formerly Surrey Street)

Cutenhoe Hill Primary School sits in the middle of the pack in Luton, with 56% of its Year 6 pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined in the 2023/24 academic year. That is six percentage points below the local authority average of 62% for primary schools, and places the school 24th out of 46 primaries in Luton, or in the bottom half of the league table. The gap is not enormous, but it is consistent: the school's ranking score of 56 puts it in the bottom 50 nationally among state primaries. For context, the nearest outstanding-rated school, Tennyson Road Primary School, is just 0.7 km away and scores 91. So while Cutenhoe Hill is not a top performer on headline attainment, it is not at the bottom either — it is a solidly mid-table school in a local authority where only seven out of 46 primaries are rated outstanding.

Digging into the individual subject scores, the picture is mixed. In maths, 79% of pupils met the expected standard and the average scaled score was 105, which is above the national benchmark of 100. Reading was weaker, with 68% reaching the expected level and an average score of 104. Writing lagged further, with just 60% hitting the expected standard. Only 5% of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects, and 19% did so in maths alone. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2025, rated it Good across the board — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, early years provision, and leadership and management all scored 2. The previous inspection in 2019 also rated the school Good overall, so the rating has held steady. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is hard to say whether pupils are making above-expected gains, but the raw attainment is clearly below the LA average.

The school is oversubscribed: for 49 places in the 2025/26 intake, there were 92 applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.88. Only 26 first-preference offers were made, so competition is real. Parent views are overwhelmingly positive — 94% of the 32 respondents would recommend the school, and 84% strongly agreed that their child is happy there. Facilities include a library, gymnasium, ICT suite and a chapel, and there is a SEN unit with provisions for dyslexia, moderate to severe learning difficulties, speech and language needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. The school also offers a nursery for three-year-olds. With a high proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals (34.4%), Cutenhoe Hill serves a diverse and disadvantaged community. It will suit families who value a stable, Good-rated local school with strong pastoral feedback and a broad range of clubs including drama, coding and science club, rather than those prioritising top-tier academic results.

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