Challney High School for Girls

State-Funded School

challney-high-school-for-girls-luton-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

LutonLocal Authority

Luton NorthConstituency

LU4 9FJPostcode

9.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Challney High School for Girls is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Luton, East of England.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,062 pupils. Challney High School for Girls is part of Chiltern Learning Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 50.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 47.6%
EBacc average point score: 4.17

Ethnicity

White

Asian

89%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,062

Total Pupils

0%Boys

100%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

32%

England average

27%

First language not English

78%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,062
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Chiltern Learning Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 26 March 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
10 Feb 2020	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.