Challney High School for Boys
Stoneygate Road, Luton, LU4 9TJ
1,197 pupils · 99% of 1,212 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Boys
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Luton
- Free school meals
- 30.2%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 7 November 2023, published 15 January 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 47.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 53.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 67.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 42.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 230 | 218 | 438 | 230 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 233 | 202 | 383 | 233 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 236 | 213 | 407 | 236 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 238 | 196 | 367 | 238 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 242 | 187 | 372 | 242 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 234 | 222 | 410 | 234 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 236 | 189 | 399 | 236 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 238 | 230 | 448 | 238 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Challney High School for Girls 0.4 km · Outstanding (2020) · previous system
- The Chalk Hills Academy 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Lealands High School 2.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Denbigh High School 2.9 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Lea Manor High School 3 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Icknield High School 3.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.