Challney High School for Boys
Academy converter · Secondary
Luton · LU4 9TJ · Luton
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
0.2 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 144312
Challney High School for Girls
Academy converter · Luton · LU4 9FJ
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–16
Pupils
1,062
Local authority
Luton
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Girls academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Luton, Luton, 1,062 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 32%.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Girls
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 144312
Location
- Address
- Addington Way
- Postcode
- LU4 9FJ
- Town
- Luton
- County
- Bedfordshire
- Local authority
- Luton
- District
- Luton
- Constituency
- Luton North
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,062
- Boys / girls
- 0 / 1,062
- School capacity
- 1,064
- Capacity fill
- 1,062 / 1,064 (100%)
- Free school meals
- 32%
- FSM pupils
- 340
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Girls
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST
- Academy trust
- CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST
- Sponsor
- Chiltern Learning Trust
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sheba George
- Telephone
- 01582571427
Official links
Ofsted information
Inspection data is separate from GIAS establishment records.
- 2020-01-14 — Outstanding (Report)