OFSTED
7 November 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Boys
Religious character
—
Local authority
Luton
Trust
CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,197
1,197 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
0
0.0% of pupils
Male pupils
1,197
100.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.4 pts
above England
School
30.2%
Luton
27.3%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
27.2 pts
above England
School
47.5%
Luton
49.4%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
below England
School
0.4%
Luton
0.6%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Pakistani
58.3%
698
Bangladeshi
14.1%
169
Any other Asian background
10.4%
125
Indian
3.3%
40
Any other ethnic group
3.3%
39
African
3.1%
37
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
12.2%
146 of
1,197 pupils
8.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
47.7
8.5 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.56 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.01%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.79 pts
higher than
England
School
7.01%
Luton
6.08%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.54%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.72 pts
higher than
England
School
20.54%
Luton
16.56%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.65%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.15 pts
lower than
England
School
0.65%
Luton
1.45%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
98.8%
6.4 pts
above England
Challney High School for Boys
98.8%
Luton
97.3%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.