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Challney High School for Boys
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Stoneygate Road, Luton LU4 9TJ · challneyboys.co.uk · 01582 599921
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Luton 45, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,197
- 99% of 1,212 places
- Local authority
- Luton
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 30.2%
- First language not English
- 47.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 218 families put the school first and 230 places were offered; 92% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 230 | 218 | 0.9 | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 233 | 202 | 0.9 | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 236 | 213 | 0.9 | 92% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 238 | 196 | 0.8 | 95% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 242 | 187 | 0.8 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.7, and 53.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Luton it was 45, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲53.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲67.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ●42.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.21 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 5.4 | −2.6 |
| Sixth form college | 66.4 | +1.3 |
| Further education | 19.1 | +1.9 |
| Other education | 0.8 | −0.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.4 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.9 | −1.7 |
| Activity not captured | 5 | +2.9 |
Ofsted
Challney High School for Boys was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 7 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 7 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jan 2007
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2019Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met
Before September 2019
Jan 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (89 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 89
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 52% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (22%) with SEND