# Chiltern Academy

Chiltern Academy is a secondary school in Luton, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 1,203 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E145872. [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Free schools
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 1,203
- Council: Luton
- URN: 145872

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), February 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 2 February 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Chiltern Academy was 52.4, against 45.6 in Luton and 46.2 in England.
62.8% 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 | 52.4 | 45.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 62.8% | 45.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72.8% | 63.8% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 239 | – | – |

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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [The Linden Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-linden-academy-e137324): 170 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2024. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Avenue Centre for Education](https://openindex.co.uk/school/avenue-centre-for-education-e134525): 620 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Good (overall), February 2024
- [Cutenhoe Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cutenhoe-hill-primary-school-e109571): 660 m. Primary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hart Hill Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hart-hill-nursery-school-e109418): 1 km. Nursery. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 2024
- [Tennyson Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tennyson-road-primary-school-e147376): 1 km. Primary. Outstanding (overall), June 2024. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Oakwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakwood-primary-school-e135539): 1.1 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/145872)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/145872)

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/school/chiltern-academy-e145872