The Chiltern School
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
The Chiltern School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 3–19, located in Central Bedfordshire, East of England.
The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 369 pupils.
Ofsted Rating
9
2023
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Good
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
74%Boys
26%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Special
- Age range
- 3 – 19
- Deprivation band
- Average
- Total pupils
- 369
- IDACI quintile
- 3 (Average)
Inspection history
Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.
School remains Good
Ungraded inspection on 23 February 2023. 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 2012 | Good | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | 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.
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