Chiltern Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 3 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Luton
- Unique reference
- 145872
- Address
- Gipsy Lane, LU1 3GF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1200 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.3%
- Girls
- 45.7%
- First language not English
- 44.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35.3%
- Persistent absence
- 21.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.8%
Other White 19.9%
Pakistani 17%
White British 14.2%
Mixed 11.1%
Bangladeshi 10.4%
Other Asian 5.3%
African 5.2%
Other 4.3%
Caribbean 4.1%
Indian 3.2%
Other Black 2.8%
Unclassified 1.3%
Chinese 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.64
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 68%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 65%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 54.8
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.19
Local authority average 3.92
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 24 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 15 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 16 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 15 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 40 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 78 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 71 |
Admissions
Chiltern Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 232
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 363
- 2nd preference
- 252
- 3rd preference
- 212
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 224
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 242 131 111 |
| Year 8 | 241 124 117 |
| Year 9 | 238 137 101 |
| Year 10 | 240 135 105 |
| Year 11 | 239 125 114 |