Chiltern Academy

State-Funded School

chiltern-academy-luton-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

LutonLocal Authority

Luton South and South BedfordshireConstituency

LU1 3GFPostcode

7.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Chiltern Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Luton, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,203 pupils. Chiltern Academy is part of Chiltern Learning Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 49.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 48.1%
EBacc average point score: 4.78

Ethnicity

White

33%

Asian

36%

Black

13%

Mixed

12%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,203

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

38%

England average

27%

First language not English

40%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

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: 1,203
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Chiltern Learning Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
19 Mar 2023	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good

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.