Challney High School for Boys
Secondary schoolChallney High School for Boys is a secondary school in Luton, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 1,197 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), November 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 7 November 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Challney High School for Boys was 47.2, against 45.6 in Luton and 46.2 in England.
47.5% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Luton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 47.2 | 45.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 47.5% | 45.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63.1% | 63.8% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 236 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Challney High School for GirlsSecondary. Standards maintained, March 2025. Attainment 8 of 51.5 (2025/26, provisional)390 m
- Al Hikmah Boys SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file590 m
- King's House MoorlandsIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file600 m
- Leagrave Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 91% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)800 m
- Downside Primary SchoolPrimary. Improved significantly, November 2024. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)860 m
- Ferrars Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, November 2022. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)880 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Luton
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).