The Chalk Hills Academy

Academy sponsor led·Secondary school Luton·LU4 0NE
Composite score
57.1
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#1,595
National rank
#175
In East of England
#7
In Luton
Top 50%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
45.7
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
45%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
67%
% EBacc grade 5+
17%
EBacc average points score
4.04

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
90%
308 first choices, 290 places
First choices per place
1.06
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
569
any preference, for 290 places
Applications from another council area
17%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.05
00.511.5
1 per place
1.1420221.0220230.9920241.0120251.062026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Luton does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Year 7 place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for The Chalk Hills Academy. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–18
Pupils on roll
1,614
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
35.1%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
41.2%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
11.1%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
1.9%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
8.6%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
26.8%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
16.6
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£7,271
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
88%
241 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
85%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
1%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

School overview

The Chalk Hills Academy is a secondary school serving Luton, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. It has 1,614 pupils aged 11 to 18 on roll. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 45.7 — broadly in line with the national average (national average: 46). Performance is little changed year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of secondary schools nationally.

45% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. 67% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The Chalk Hills Academy is oversubscribed: about 9 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, with 308 first choices for 290 places. After Year 11, 88% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 8.6%. There are about 16.6 pupils per teacher. The Chalk Hills Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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