Challney High School for Girls
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jan 14 2020 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
- 1042 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 85%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.4%
- Persistent absence
- 10.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.4%
Pakistani 61.7%
Other Asian 15.6%
Bangladeshi 11.9%
Mixed 3%
Other 2.3%
Indian 1.9%
Unclassified 0.9%
Other Black 0.8%
Other White 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
African 0.4%
White British 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.93
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 29%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 52%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.1
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.21
Local authority average 3.92
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 17 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 25 |
| Biology | GCSE | 22 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 84 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 22 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
| English Language | GCSE | 210 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 210 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 18 |
Admissions
Challney High School for Girls
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 203
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 228
- 2nd preference
- 101
- 3rd preference
- 98
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 182
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 208 0 208 |
| Year 8 | 210 0 210 |
| Year 9 | 209 0 209 |
| Year 10 | 208 0 208 |
| Year 11 | 207 0 207 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 90.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 13.0% 27.3% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 12.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 75.0% 49.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.2% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.4% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.4% 1.0% |