Chiltern Academy

Type Secondary / Free schools
Age Range 11-16
Religion Unknown
Address Gipsy Lane
Luton
LU1 3GF
Phone 01582310644
Reference Number 145872

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1200
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.33%
Girls: 45.67%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 35.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 44.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.2

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 131 111 242
8 124 117 241
9 137 101 238
10 135 105 240
11 125 114 239

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, Other 19.9%
Pakistani 17%
White, British 14.2%
Asian, Other 5.3%
African 5.2%
Mixed, Other 4.7%
Caribbean 4.1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 3.2%
Indian 3.2%
White & Asian 1.8%
White & Black (African) 1.4%
Unclassified 1.3%
Chinese 0.8%
Irish 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-03-20
Date Description Report
2023-02-02 School inspection: School 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 55% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 67.2% 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 252 8
Third Preference 212 0
From another Local Authority 1 1

Previous Years

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Name Distance
The Linden Academy
Osborne Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 3HJ
0.1 miles
Surrey Street Primary School
Cutenhoe Learning Park, Cutenhoe Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 3NJ
0.41 miles
Hart Hill Nursery School
Whitecroft Road, Luton, LU2 0JS
0.65 miles
Tennyson Road Primary School
Tennyson Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 3RS
0.65 miles
Oakwood Primary School
117 Tennyson Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 3RR
0.66 miles
Crawley Green Infant School
Beaconsfield, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 0RW
0.69 miles
Wenlock CofE Academy
Beaconsfield Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 0RW
0.7 miles
Chapel Street Nursery School
Russell Street, Luton, LU1 5EA
0.8 miles
Hillborough Junior School
Hillborough Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 5EZ
1.01 miles
Hillborough Infant and Nursery School
Hillborough Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 5EZ
1.01 miles
St Matthew's Primary School
Wenlock Street, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 0NJ
1.02 miles
Rothesay Nursery School
59 Rothesay Road, Luton, LU1 1RB
1.03 miles
Farley Junior Academy
Northdrift Way, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 5JF
1.28 miles
Richmond Hill School
Sunridge Avenue, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 7JL
1.31 miles
Dallow Primary School
Dallow Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 1LZ
1.34 miles
Ramridge Primary School
Turners Road North, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 9AH
1.47 miles
St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School
Rotheram Avenue, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 5PP
1.62 miles
Beech Hill Community Primary School
Dunstable Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 8BW
1.65 miles
Lady Zia Wernher School
Ashcroft Road, Stopsley, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 9AY
1.65 miles
Wigmore Primary
Twyford Drive, Wigmore Primary School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 9TB
1.66 miles
Name Distance
Windmill Hill School
York Street, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 0EZ
0.86 miles
Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School)
82 - 86 Dunstable Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 1EH
1.35 miles
Queen Elizabeth School
Crawley Green Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 9AG
1.48 miles
The Stockwood Park Academy
Rotheram Avenue, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 5PP
1.49 miles
Denbigh High School
Alexandra Avenue, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 1HE
1.65 miles
Active Support Education Centre
Unit 1 Britannia Estates, Leagrave Road, Luton, Beds, LU3 1RJ
1.84 miles
Stopsley High School
St. Thomas's Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 7UX
2 miles
Luton Sixth Form College
Bradgers Hill Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 7EW
2.13 miles
Jamiatul Uloom Al - Islamia
364 - 370 Leagrave Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 1RF
2.21 miles
Putteridge High School
Putteridge Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 8HJ
2.43 miles
Icknield High School
Riddy Lane, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 2AH
2.68 miles
Challney High School for Boys
Stoneygate Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 9TJ
3.21 miles
Challney High School for Girls
Addington Way, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 9FJ
3.35 miles
The King's School
Elmfield, Ambrose Lane, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 4DU
3.39 miles
Al Hikmah Boys School
145 High Street, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 9LE
3.47 miles
King's House Moorlands
King's House, High Street Leagrave, Luton, LU4 9JY
3.47 miles
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Warden Hill Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 7AE
3.51 miles
Woodlands Secondary School
Northwell Drive, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 3SP
3.65 miles
Roundwood Park School
Roundwood Park, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 3AE
3.84 miles
Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College
Northwell Drive, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 3TL
3.87 miles
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