UK Schools
The Chalk Hills Academy
The Chalk Hills Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Luton, Luton Borough Council, teaching 1,644 pupils aged 11 to 18. Its last Ofsted inspection in November 2023 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 45.7 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 1 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for The Chalk Hills Academy.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for The Chalk Hills Academy.
- 1–2 Inset Days
- 1 First Day of Term
- 3 First Day of Academic Year 7
- 4 First Day of Academic Year 8-13
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term
- 19 Last Day of Autumn Term
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 5 First Day of Spring Term
- 16–20 Spring Half Term
- 20 Inset Day
- 27 Last Day of Spring Term
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 13 First Day of Summer Term
- 25–29 Summer Half Term
- 17 Last Day of Summer Term
- 20–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–2 Staff Inset Days
- 3 Pupils Return
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Inset Days Sep 1-2, 2025 Inset Day
- First Day of Term Sep 1, 2025 Term
- First Day of Academic Year 7 Sep 3, 2025 Event
- First Day of Academic Year 8-13 Sep 4, 2025 Event
- Autumn Half Term Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
- Last Day of Autumn Term Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- First Day of Spring Term Jan 5, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- Inset Day Mar 20, 2026 Inset Day
- Last Day of Spring Term Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Mar 30 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- First Day of Summer Term Apr 13, 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- Last Day of Summer Term Jul 17, 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday Jul 20 - Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Staff Inset Days Sep 1-2, 2026 Inset Day
- Pupils Return Sep 3, 2026 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare The Chalk Hills Academy with Luton Borough Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 45.7 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Luton Borough Council England
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 29.78 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
This school Luton Borough Council England
Attendance 25.1% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Luton Borough Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 88% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Luton Borough Council England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 85% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
This school Luton Borough Council England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for The Chalk Hills Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to The Chalk Hills Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.