The Chalk Hills Academy

How places are decided at The Chalk Hills Academy

The Chalk Hills Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge The Chalk Hills Academy's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged The Chalk Hills Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in September 2014 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in October 2023 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend The Chalk Hills Academy?

The Chalk Hills Academy has 1,644 pupils on roll.

What are The Chalk Hills Academy’s exam results?

In 2025-26 (DfE’s provisional figures), its average Attainment 8 score was 42.8: DfE’s measure of pupils’ results across eight GCSE-level subjects. In 2024-25, A-level students averaged 29.78 points per A-level entry. Trends and the detail behind each figure are on the Results tab.

What ages does The Chalk Hills Academy take?

The Chalk Hills Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 18.

Where is The Chalk Hills Academy located?

The Chalk Hills Academy is located in Luton, LU4 0NE, Luton.

How do I apply to The Chalk Hills Academy?

The Chalk Hills Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into The Chalk Hills Academy?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at The Chalk Hills Academy was 1.33 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Year 7 places decided at The Chalk Hills Academy?

When The Chalk Hills Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — 'Looked after children' or children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order including those who appear to the Trust to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in care as a result of being adopted; 2. Children of staff — Children of staff; 3. Siblings — Children who have siblings currently at The Chalk Hills Academy and stating the school as a preference or The Stockwood Park Academy and stating the school as a preference, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 300 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In any situation where the application of the admission rules results in a situation where there are more children with an equal right to admission to the relevant Academy than the number of available places, a distance tie break will be used, giving priority for admission to the child living closest to the relevant Academy. The tie break will be the distance from the school, measured in a straight line, using an approved computerised mapping system. Those living closer to the relevant Academy will be accorded the higher priority. The home address will be measured from a point at the address identified in the Local Land and Property Gazetteer to the school gate on Leagrave High Street, for The Chalk Hills Academy.

What is the largest ethnic background at The Chalk Hills Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 22.5% of pupils at The Chalk Hills Academy are recorded as Pakistani. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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