Cutenhoe Hill Primary School
Cutenhoe Learning Park, Cutenhoe Road, Luton, LU1 3NJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Lee Geer
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Luton South and South Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 390
- Pupils on roll
- 360
- URN
- 109571
- Local authority
- Luton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582359390
About this school
Cutenhoe Hill Primary School is a community primary school in Luton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 360 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cutenhoe Hill Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 47 | 57 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 56% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 5% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 68% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 79% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 77% | 95% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Cutenhoe Hill Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Luton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 59.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 378 |
| 2023/24 | 436 |
| 2024/25 | 395 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cutenhoe Hill Primary School compares
Cutenhoe Hill Primary School ranked 16th of 37 primary schools in Luton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 4.3% | 35.7% | 360 | — |
| The Linden Academy | 64% | 5.6% | 34.4% | 427 | 0.3 miles |
| Tennyson Road Primary School | 80% | 4.7% | 31.1% | 724 | 0.4 miles |
| Hillborough Junior School | 87% | 5.3% | 37.4% | 358 | 0.8 miles |
| Hillborough Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.5% | 21.8% | 296 | 0.8 miles |
| Farley Junior Academy | 64% | 4.3% | 34.4% | 334 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.66%
- English as an additional language
- 56.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.3%
- Persistent absence
- 11.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Linden Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Tennyson Road Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Hillborough Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Hillborough Infant and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Farley Junior Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Luton
Other schools in Luton
Cutenhoe Hill Primary School ranks 17th of the 41 ranked primary schools in Luton.
- Beech Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Beechwood Primary School Primary
- Bramingham Primary School Primary
- Bushmead Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Caddington Village School Primary
- Chalton Lower School Primary
- Chantry Primary Academy Primary
- Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School Primary
- Crawley Green Infant School Primary
- Dallow Primary School Primary
- Denbigh Primary School Primary
- Downside Primary School Primary
Recorded changes at this school
Previous headteacher: Mrs Sarah Jackson (until September 2026).
- Headteacher changed from Mrs Sarah Jackson to Mr Lee Geer recorded 5 Sep 2026
- School name changed from Cutenhoe Hill Primary School ( Formerly Surrey Street) to Cutenhoe Hill Primary School recorded 5 Sep 2026
Common questions
- What ages does Cutenhoe Hill Primary School teach?
- Cutenhoe Hill Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Luton.
- Who is the headteacher of Cutenhoe Hill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Cutenhoe Hill Primary School is Mr Lee Geer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cutenhoe Hill Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cutenhoe Hill Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Cutenhoe Hill Primary School?
- Cutenhoe Hill Primary School has 360 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Cutenhoe Hill Primary School full?
- Cutenhoe Hill Primary School has capacity for 390 pupils and 360 on roll (92%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Cutenhoe Hill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cutenhoe Hill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cutenhoe Hill Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Cutenhoe Hill Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Cutenhoe Hill Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Cutenhoe Hill Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Cutenhoe Hill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cutenhoe Hill Primary School compare with other schools in Luton?
- Cutenhoe Hill Primary School ranked 16th of 37 primary schools in Luton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cutenhoe Hill Primary School's absence rate?
- Cutenhoe Hill Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cutenhoe Hill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cutenhoe Hill Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 5 September 2026.