Challney High School for Girls
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Mar 25 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Luton
- Unique reference
- 144312
- Address
- Addington Way, LU4 9FJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1046 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 79.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.6%
- Persistent absence
- 12.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.0%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other | 2.6% |
| Mixed | 3.5% |
| Bangladeshi | 11.2% |
| Other Asian | 16.3% |
| Pakistani | 60.4% |
| Indian | 2.5% |
| Other White | 0.8% |
| Other Black | 0.8% |
| Unclassified | 0.8% |
| African | 0.6% |
| Caribbean | 0.3% |
| White British | 0.2% |
| Gypsy/Roma | 0.1% |
| Chinese | 0.1% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 28% |
| Local authority average | 49% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 48% |
| Local authority average | 42% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 50.1 |
| Local authority average | 45 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 4.17 |
| Local authority average | 4.05 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 9 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 111 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 16 |
| Economics | GCSE | 48 |
| English Language | GCSE | 206 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 206 |
Admissions
Challney High School for Girls
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 221
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 244
- 2nd preference
- 100
- 3rd preference
- 74
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 203
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 210 0 210 |
| Year 8 | 210 0 210 |
| Year 9 | 210 0 210 |
| Year 10 | 210 0 210 |
| Year 11 | 206 0 206 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 88.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 10.0% 27.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 13.0% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 75.0% 47.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.1% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | SP 0.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 6.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.1% 3.0% |