Chiltern Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 2 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
- 1191 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.6%
- Girls
- 46.4%
- First language not English
- 41.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36.8%
- Persistent absence
- 17.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.7%
Other White 20.5%
Pakistani 16.1%
White British 13.9%
Mixed 11.5%
Bangladeshi 10.4%
African 6.3%
Other Asian 5%
Other 4.5%
Caribbean 3.7%
Indian 3.3%
Other Black 3.2%
Unclassified 1.1%
Chinese 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 68%
Local authority average 49%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 47%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.5
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.77
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 5 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 19 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 19 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 8 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 23 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 26 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 84 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 26 |
Admissions
Chiltern Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 233
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 305
- 2nd preference
- 240
- 3rd preference
- 179
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 209
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 240 119 121 |
| Year 8 | 243 130 113 |
| Year 9 | 237 120 117 |
| Year 10 | 239 136 103 |
| Year 11 | 232 133 99 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 88.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 25.0% 27.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 20.0% 13.0% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 45.0% 47.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.1% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | SP 0.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | SP 1.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 6.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.1% 3.0% |