Challney High School for Boys

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Nov 8 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Boys
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Luton
Unique reference
136651
Address
Stoneygate Road, LU4 9TJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1199 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
100.0%
Girls
0.0%
First language not English
57.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
24.8%
Persistent absence
20.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.5%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 61.6%
Bangladeshi 13.2%
Other Asian 9%
Other 3.7%
Mixed 2.6%
African 2.6%
Indian 2.5%
Unclassified 2.2%
Other White 1.8%
White British 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.39
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.11
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 41%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 54%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 46.7
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.94
Local authority average 3.92
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Sports StudiesTechnical Award1
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award20
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE21
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE44
BiologyGCSE39
Business Studies:SingleGCSE54
ChemistryGCSE37
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE26
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE24
Applied EngineeringGCSE21
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Challney High School for Boys

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
236
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
213
2nd preference
113
3rd preference
81
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
195
2nd preference
34
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 classes22.9
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
240
240
0
Year 8
242
242
0
Year 9
239
239
0
Year 10
237
237
0
Year 11
241
241
0
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
92.0%
90.4%
86.5%
Further education
15.0%
27.3%
34.7%
School sixth form
7.0%
12.6%
37.9%
Sixth form college
70.0%
49.7%
13.1%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.8%
0.9%
Entering employment
1.0%
1.7%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
0.0%
1.2%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
6.0%
5.4%
5.2%
Destination unknown
2.0%
1.4%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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