Challney High School for Boys

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-16
Religion Unknown
Address Stoneygate Road
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU4 9TJ
Phone 01582599921
Reference Number 136651

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1199
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 100%
Girls: 0%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 24.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 58.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.9

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 240 Unknown 240
8 242 Unknown 242
9 239 Unknown 239
10 237 Unknown 237
11 241 Unknown 241

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
Pakistani 61.6%
Asian, Other 9%
African 2.6%
Indian 2.5%
Unclassified 2.2%
White, Other 1.8%
White & Asian 1.4%
Mixed, Other 0.6%
White, British 0.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.3%
White & Black (African) 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2024-01-16
Date Description Report
2023-11-07 School inspection: School inspection:
2019-12-10 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2013-01-28 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Challney High School for Boys and Community College
2010-06-30 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2008-07-08 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2007-01-24 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-05-20 Full inspection Full inspection
2010-06-30 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2008-07-08 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2007-01-24 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-05-20 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 52.7% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 63.9% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 113 34
Third Preference 81 7
From another Local Authority 1 0

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
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0.5 miles
Downside Primary School
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0.54 miles
Ferrars Junior School
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0.55 miles
The Ferrars Academy
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0.55 miles
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0.6 miles
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0.82 miles
St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School
Pastures Way, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 0PF
0.93 miles
Norton Road Primary School
Norton Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 2NX
0.97 miles
Pastures Way Nursery School
Pastures Way, Luton, LU4 0PE
1.05 miles
St Christophers Academy
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1.07 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Gardenia Avenue, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 2NS
1.09 miles
Pirton Hill Primary School
Butely Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 9EX
1.1 miles
Southfield Primary Academy
Pastures Way, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 0PE
1.12 miles
Maidenhall Primary School
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1.19 miles
Foxdell Primary School
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1.19 miles
Chantry Primary Academy
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1.2 miles
Denbigh Primary School
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1.39 miles
Waulud Primary School
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1.4 miles
The Meads Primary School
Sawtry Close, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 2UE
1.44 miles
The Vale Academy
Wilbury Drive, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 4QP
1.51 miles
Name Distance
Challney High School for Girls
Addington Way, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 9FJ
0.24 miles
Al Hikmah Boys School
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0.37 miles
King's House Moorlands
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0.37 miles
The Chalk Hills Academy
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0.95 miles
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1.23 miles
Active Support Education Centre
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1.48 miles
Lealands High School
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1.66 miles
Woodlands Secondary School
Northwell Drive, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 3SP
1.68 miles
Denbigh High School
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1.81 miles
Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College
Northwell Drive, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 3TL
1.85 miles
Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School)
82 - 86 Dunstable Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 1EH
1.88 miles
Icknield High School
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1.9 miles
Manshead Church of England Academy
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1.91 miles
Houstone School
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1.96 miles
The Chiltern School
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2.01 miles
Priory Academy
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2.17 miles
The Stockwood Park Academy
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2.22 miles
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2.3 miles
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2.61 miles
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