Chiltern Hills Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 22 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Unique reference
- 137280
- Address
- Chartridge Lane, HP5 2RG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1076 (83% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.8%
- Girls
- 51.2%
- First language not English
- 19.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.7%
- Persistent absence
- 28.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.7%
White British 60.5%
Pakistani 15.5%
Other White 7.8%
Mixed 6.4%
Unclassified 1.7%
Other Asian 1.4%
Indian 1.3%
African 1.3%
Irish 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Caribbean 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.26
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.26
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 32%
Local authority average 43%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 60%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.4
Local authority average 54.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.7
Local authority average 4.83
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 19 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 53 |
| Sports Leadership | Technical Award | 46 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 43 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 21 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 21 |
| Dance | GCSE | 18 |
| English Language | GCSE | 181 |
Admissions
Chiltern Hills Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 234
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 134
- 2nd preference
- 39
- 3rd preference
- 47
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 134
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 15
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 83 97 |
| Year 8 | 209 98 111 |
| Year 9 | 193 97 96 |
| Year 10 | 178 88 90 |
| Year 11 | 184 93 91 |
| Year 12 | 80 43 37 |
| Year 13 | 52 23 29 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 94.0% 92.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 41.0% 20.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 51.0% 66.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 4.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.2% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.5% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 2.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 56.0% 76.6% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 20.0% 39.2% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 12.0% 35.0% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 2.8% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 0.9% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.2% 1.7% |