Challney High School for Girls, Luton

In 2026, pupils at Challney High School for Girls averaged an Attainment 8 score of 51.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.5 in Luton and 47 across England.

56% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in Luton and 47% in England.

That is up from 50.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.74: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 46.7, against 53.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 6.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 233 families put Challney High School for Girls as their first choice and 443 named it as one of their preferences, for 219 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 35 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Challney High School for Girls are Challney High School for Boys (0.2 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 47.2); The Chalk Hills Academy (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.8); Lealands High School (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.7); and Lea Manor High School (1.6 miles, Attainment 8 42.3).

Challney High School for Girls's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Challney High School for Girls is one of 21 schools run by Chiltern Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.5 in 2024/25.

101 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Challney High School for Girls (as of September 2025): 93% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 84% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (94%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (82%).

Of the 205 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 95% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 12% to a further education college and 1% into work.

78.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 92 pupils (8.7%) received SEN support and 25 (2.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest railway station is Leagrave Rail Station, about 990 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Angel Close (adjacent), 150 metres away.

In 2024/25, Challney High School for Girls issued 90 suspensions, 8.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Challney High School for Girls are Leagrave Primary School (0.3 miles), Beechwood Primary School (0.5 miles), Ferrars Junior School (0.5 miles) and The Ferrars Academy (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.