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%
Pakistani 60.4%
Other Asian 16.3%
Bangladeshi 11.2%
Mixed 3.5%
Other 2.6%
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
School 28%
Local authority average 49%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.1
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.17
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.08
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% |