Name | Challney High School for Boys |
Website | http://www.challneyboys.co.uk |
Ofsted Inspection Rating | Outstanding This inspection rating relates to a predecessor school. When a school, converts to an academy, is taken over or closes and reopens as a new school a formal link is created between the new school and the old school, by the Department for Education. Where the new school has not yet been inspected, we show the inspection history of the predecessor school, as we believe it still has significance. |
Inspection Date | 24 January 2007 |
Address | Stoneygate Road, Luton, LU4 9TJ |
Phone Number | 01582599921 |
Type | Academy |
Age Range | 11-16 |
Religious Character | None |
Gender | Boys |
Number of Pupils | 1083 (100% boys) |
Number of Pupils per Teacher | 19.8 |
Academy Sponsor | Chiltern Learning Trust |
Local Authority | Luton |
Percentage Free School Meals | 18.8% |
Percentage English is Not First Language | 80.7% |
Persisitent Absence | 13.1% |
Pupils with SEN Support | 11.6% |
Catchment Area Information Available | Yes, our catchment area data is FREE |
Last Distance Offered Information Available | No |
Highlights from Latest Inspection:
Description of the school Challney High is a small school near the centre of Luton. Most of its students are drawn from outside its catchment area of Challney. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is high, as is the proportion of minority ethnic pupils. The percentage of pupils with learning difficulties and disabilities is lower than that found nationally. Attainment on entry is well below the national average with a large number of pupils joining the school after Year 7. Challney High has recently been designated a specialist science and mathematics college. It is a training school and has Leading Edge status from the Department for Education and Science. Key for inspection grades Grade 1 Outstanding Grade 2 Good Grade 3 Satisfactory Grade 4 Inadequate |