The Chalk Hills Academy
Leagrave High St, Luton, LU4 0NE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ADVANTAGE SCHOOLS
- Principal
- Mr Jillur Rahman
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Advantage Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Luton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,450
- Pupils on roll
- 1,644
- URN
- 135337
- Local authority
- Luton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582884100
About this school
The Chalk Hills Academy is a secondary academy in Luton. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,644 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 1 November 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 241 | 301 | 294 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.7 | 45.6 | 45.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.24 -0.43 to -0.06 | -0.02 -0.19 to +0.14 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 47% | 43.5% | 45.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65% | 64.5% | 66.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 24% | 43.2% | 39.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Chalk Hills Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Luton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44.7 | 41.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.6 | 42.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.7 | 43.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,575 |
| 2023/24 | 1,619 |
| 2024/25 | 1,614 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Chalk Hills Academy compares
The Chalk Hills Academy ranked 8th of 13 secondary schools in Luton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 60% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.7 | 8.7% | 35.1% | 1,644 | — |
| Challney High School for Girls | 50.1 | 6.3% | 30.3% | 1,062 | 0.9 miles |
| Challney High School for Boys | 47.7 | 7% | 28.4% | 1,197 | 0.9 miles |
| Houstone School | 46.1 | 7.4% | 29.4% | 765 | 1.3 miles |
| Manshead Church of England Academy | 43 | 10.5% | 19.9% | 1,134 | 1.6 miles |
| All Saints Academy Dunstable | 36.9 | 8.6% | 34.7% | 520 | 1.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.08%
- English as an additional language
- 41.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.66%
- Persistent absence
- 25.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Challney High School for Girls0.9 miles
Secondary · Luton
-
Challney High School for Boys0.9 miles
Secondary · Luton
-
Houstone School1.3 miles
Secondary · Dunstable
-
Manshead Church of England Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Luton
-
All Saints Academy Dunstable1.7 miles
Secondary · Dunstable
Other schools in Luton
The Chalk Hills Academy ranks 8th of the 14 ranked secondary schools in Luton.
- Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College Secondary
- Challney High School for Boys Secondary
- Challney High School for Girls Secondary
- Chiltern Academy Secondary
- Denbigh High School Secondary
- Icknield High School Secondary
- Lea Manor High School Secondary
- Lealands High School Secondary
- Manshead Church of England Academy Secondary
- Putteridge High School Secondary
- Queen Elizabeth School Secondary
- Stopsley High School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Chalk Hills Academy teach?
- The Chalk Hills Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Luton.
- Who is the principal of The Chalk Hills Academy?
- The principal of The Chalk Hills Academy is Mr Jillur Rahman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Chalk Hills Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Chalk Hills Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Chalk Hills Academy?
- The Chalk Hills Academy has 1,644 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Chalk Hills Academy full?
- The Chalk Hills Academy has capacity for 1,450 pupils and 1,644 on roll (113%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Chalk Hills Academy a faith school?
- No. The Chalk Hills Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is The Chalk Hills Academy a selective school?
- No. The Chalk Hills Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The Chalk Hills Academy?
- The Chalk Hills Academy is part of ADVANTAGE SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Chalk Hills Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.7 in 2022/23 and 45.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Chalk Hills Academy rank locally?
- The Chalk Hills Academy ranked 8th of 13 secondary schools in Luton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 60% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Chalk Hills Academy's absence rate?
- The Chalk Hills Academy's overall absence rate is 8.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Chalk Hills Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Chalk Hills Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.