The Chalk Hills Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 1 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Luton
Unique reference
135337
Address
Leagrave High St, LU4 0NE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1619 (90% of total capacity)
Boys
48.9%
Girls
51.1%
First language not English
36.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
29.3%
Persistent absence
31.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.1%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 23.9%
White British 14.5%
Other White 10.7%
Bangladeshi 10.3%
Mixed 9.3%
Other Asian 8.8%
African 8.2%
Indian 5.6%
Caribbean 4.5%
Other 2.7%
Other Black 1%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.24
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.11
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 24%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 47%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 44.7
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.87
Local authority average 3.92
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award7
Health StudiesTechnical Award28
ArabicGCSE2
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE1
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE26
BiologyGCSE31
Business Studies:SingleGCSE81
ChemistryGCSE31
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE54
Design & TechnologyGCSE14
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

The Chalk Hills Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
242
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
239
2nd preference
126
3rd preference
107
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
216
2nd preference
19
3rd preference
7
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
300
132
168
Year 8
301
139
162
Year 9
301
168
133
Year 10
299
154
145
Year 11
302
146
156
Year 12
50
26
24
Year 13
66
26
40
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
88.0%
88.9%
85.6%
Further education
28.0%
27.2%
35.4%
School sixth form
28.0%
14.3%
36.6%
Sixth form college
33.0%
47.3%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.1%
0.5%
Entering employment
3.0%
2.6%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
0.9%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
6.0%
5.8%
5.9%
Destination unknown
2.0%
1.8%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
72.0%
73.5%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
8.0%
13.4%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
1.5%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
2.3%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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