Chiltern Academy, Luton

In 2026, pupils at Chiltern Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 52.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.5 in Luton and 47 across England.

63% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in Luton and 47% in England.

That is up from 49.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.38: pupils made 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 49.6, against 54.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 4.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, French and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 272 families put Chiltern Academy as their first choice and 652 named it as one of their preferences, for 228 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 68 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Chiltern Academy are Queen Elizabeth School (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.5); The Stockwood Park Academy (1.5 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 36.9); Denbigh High School (1.6 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 54.3); and Stopsley High School (2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.9).

Chiltern Academy's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Chiltern Academy 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.

131 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Chiltern Academy (as of April 2026): 89% would recommend the school, 88% say their child is happy there and 77% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (91%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (77%).

Of the 238 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 87% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 29% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

38.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 40.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (36%), Black (13%) and White British (12%).

In 2026, 148 pupils (12.3%) received SEN support and 26 (2.2%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Luton Airport Parkway Rail Station, about 340 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

18 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Griffin House (opposite), 150 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 569 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Luton (296), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Chiltern Academy issued 139 suspensions, 11.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 7 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Chiltern Academy are The Linden Academy (0.1 miles), Cutenhoe Hill Primary School (0.4 miles), Tennyson Road Primary School (0.7 miles) and Crawley Green Infant School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.