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Challney High School for Girls

Luton, LU4 9FJSecondaryAges 11–16GirlsState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Mar 2025
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
1.1×
More first choices than offers made
233 1st-choice / 219 offers made
Ranking
🏆Top 10%
#239 of 3,141 nationally

About Challney High School for Girls

Challney High School for Girls is a state-funded secondary school in Luton, East of England, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for girls. DfE data records 1,062 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,064.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Outstanding (26 Mar 2025). the published Attainment 8 score was 50.1 for 2024/25. admissions data records 233 first-preference applications and 219 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderGirls
AddressAddington Way, Luton, Luton, LU4 9FJ
HeadteacherMrs Sheba George
Local AuthorityLuton
Number of Pupils1,062
Free School Meals (FSM)32.0%
School Capacity1,062 / 1,064 (100% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

26 Mar 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (26 Mar 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 10 Feb 2020. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

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Challney High School for Girls has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.