Challney High School for Girls, Luton

At age 16 (%)

No data for age 18

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Challney High School for Girls

Addington Way, Luton LU4 9FJ

http://www.challneygirls.luton.sch.uk/

Challney High School for Girls is a non-selective academy. It has about 1,050 girls aged between 11 and 16. In January 2020 the school was rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Chiltern Learning Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Challney High School for Boys, Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College, Denbigh High School, Chiltern Academy and Putteridge High School.)

Particular strengths include Progress, Disadvantaged pupils, Attainment and Destinations. Relative weaknesses include Admissions and Environment.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.3		Challney High School for Boys
1.1		The Chalk Hills Academy
1.3		Lealands High School
1.6		Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College
1.7		Icknield High School
1.9		Denbigh High School
1.9		Houstone School
2.2		Manshead Church of England Academy
2.2		The Stockwood Park Academy
2.3		Cardinal Newman Catholic School, A Specialist Science College
2.4		Priory Academy
2.7		All Saints Academy Dunstable

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Progress: Excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress up to age 16 is excellent. Destinations at 16 are excellent. There is no information for students aged 16-18.

Attainment: Above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Destinations: Above average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite high.

Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite low.

Finances: About average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is in balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community.

Environment: Below average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are roughly average, while crime is quite high.

Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is quite high and the offer rate is quite low. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Sixth form: There is no sixth form at this school.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

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Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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