Challney High School for Girls
Secondary · Academy converter · Girls · Luton
Addington Way, Luton, LU4 9FJ
73
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 14/01/2020
Application demand
83%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.7%
14.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,062
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
1,064 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
83%
1st preference success rate
203 of 244 families who put it first got an offer
221
Places offered
418
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 244 | 203 | ● 83% |
| 2nd preference | 100 | 15 | ● 15% |
| 3rd preference | 74 | 3 | ● 4% |
| Total | 418 | 221 | 53% |
1st preference success by year
Luton lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sheba George
- Address
- Addington Way, Luton, LU4 9FJ
- Phone
- 01582571427
- Local authority
- Luton
- Ward / constituency
- Challney · Luton North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144312
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 32% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 85% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST
1,062 pupils · 1,064 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
26 March 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained - 20
14 January 2020
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,060 pupils
Attendance
93.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
14.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.74 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 54% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.27 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 47.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 72.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 28.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.17 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 206 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 206 | 20% | 64% | 81% | |
| English Literature | 206 | 27% | 72% | 86% | |
| Mathematics | 203 | 16% | 52% | 74% | |
| Religious Studies | 202 | 43% | 80% | 87% | |
| Combined Science | 178 | 6% | 37% | 59% | |
| Business | 111 | 19% | 63% | 77% | |
| History | 93 | 28% | 66% | 73% | |
| Geography | 86 | 23% | 47% | 66% | |
| Art and Design | 49 | 12% | 49% | 69% | |
| Economics | 48 | 6% | 40% | 56% | |
| Spanish | 32 | 31% | 66% | 84% | |
| Biology | 28 | 50% | 93% | 100% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Luton council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.