Chiltern Academy
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Luton
Gipsy Lane, Luton, LU1 3GF
71
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 02/02/2023
Application demand
69%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.2%
18.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,203
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
1,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
69%
1st preference success rate
209 of 305 families who put it first got an offer
233
Places offered
724
Total applications
3.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 305 | 209 | ● 69% |
| 2nd preference | 240 | 16 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 179 | 8 | ● 4% |
| Total | 724 | 233 | 32% |
1st preference success by year
Luton lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Headteacher
- Ian Douglas
- Address
- Gipsy Lane, Luton, LU1 3GF
- Phone
- 01582310644
- Local authority
- Luton
- Ward / constituency
- South · Luton South and South Bedfordshire
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145872
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 38% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 44% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST
1,203 pupils · 1,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
02 February 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,241 pupils
Attendance
93.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
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 | 49.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.38 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 55% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 72% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.68 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 48.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 69.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 67.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.78 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 231 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 231 | 20% | 54% | 74% | |
| English Language | 231 | 23% | 58% | 74% | |
| English Literature | 231 | 22% | 58% | 73% | |
| Combined Science | 205 | 18% | 54% | 69% | |
| French | 149 | 28% | 81% | 89% | |
| Geography | 138 | 22% | 59% | 72% | |
| Social Studies | 121 | 25% | 61% | 74% | |
| Business | 84 | 29% | 67% | 79% | |
| History | 76 | 26% | 49% | 66% | |
| Biology | 26 | 92% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 26 | 96% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 26 | 100% | 100% | 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.