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
- 22.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.1%
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%
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
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 9 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 37 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 9 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 40 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 31 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 47 |
| Biology | GCSE | 34 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 32 |
Admissions
The Chalk Hills Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 242
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 239
- 2nd preference
- 126
- 3rd preference
- 107
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 216
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.1 |
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 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 90.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 27.0% 27.3% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 23.0% 12.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 42.0% 49.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | SP 1.2% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.4% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.4% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 76.0% 77.0% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 0.0% 15.4% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 0.0% 13.4% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.6% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.5% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.5% 1.7% |