Challney High School for Girls

Challney High School for Girls
Challney High School for Girls
Address
	Addington Way; Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 9TJ; England
Coordinates	51°53′42″N 0°28′03″W / 51.89493°N 0.46737°W
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Respect, Opportunity And Achievement
Local authority	Luton
Department for Education URN	144312 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Joanne Mylles
Gender	Girls
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	910
Houses	Brady, Jemison, Ennis-Hill, Yousafzai
Colour(s)	Black
Website	http://www.challneygirls.luton.sch.uk/

Challney High School for Girls is a school comprehensive secondary school for girls, located in the Challney area of Luton, Bedfordshire, England. The school is situated next to Challney High School for Boys and the M1 motorway.

The school educates girls aged 11 – 16. For further education courses such as

A levels, graduating students usually go on to attend Luton Sixth Form College

.

In 2006, Challney High School for Girls was awarded specialist status as a Science College. The school continues to offer science as a specialism today.

In January 2011, Challney High School for Girls moved into a newly built school on Addington Way not far, almost directly opposite the old building.

In February 2017, the school was converted to an academy by Ofsted. The academy still operates under the name Challney High School for Girls, within the Chiltern Learning Trust. Recently, the school has been rewarded ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Notable former pupils

Nadiya Hussain, winner of the sixth series of The Great British Bake Off

References

^ Ofsted Communications Team. (5 November 2010). "Find an inspection report". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
^ Ofsted Communications Team. (5 November 2010). "Find an inspection report". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
^ "Challney High School for Girls joins the Chiltern Learning Trust". Challney High School for Girls. Retrieved 26 January 2018.

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[1] Ofsted Communications Team. (5 November 2010). "Find an inspection report". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2018.

[2] Ofsted Communications Team. (5 November 2010). "Find an inspection report". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2018.

[3] "Challney High School for Girls joins the Chiltern Learning Trust". Challney High School for Girls. Retrieved 26 January 2018.

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Secondary	All Saints Academy Bedford Academy Bedford Free School Biddenham International School Cardinal Newman Catholic School Castle Newnham School Cedars Upper School The Chalk Hills Academy Challney High School for Boys Challney High School for Girls Daubeney Academy Denbigh High School Etonbury Academy Goldington Academy Harlington Upper School Houstone School Icknield High School Kempston Academy Lealands High School Lea Manor High School Lincroft Academy Manshead CE Academy Mark Rutherford School Putteridge High School Queen Elizabeth School Queensbury Academy Redborne Upper School St Thomas More RC School Samuel Whitbread Academy Sandy Secondary School Sharnbrook Academy Stockwood Park Academy Stopsley High School Stratton Upper School Vandyke Upper School Wixams Academy Wootton Upper School
Private	Bedford Girls' School Bedford Greenacre Independent School Bedford Modern School Bedford School
Special	The Chiltern School Grange Academy Ivel Valley School Oak Bank School Ridgeway School St John's School Weatherfield Academy Woodlands Secondary School
Sixth form and FE colleges	Barnfield College Bedford College The Bedford Sixth Form Central Bedfordshire College Kimberley College Luton Sixth Form College Shuttleworth College Stella Mann College
Former	Alban Church of England Academy Ashton Middle School Bedford High School Dame Alice Harpur School Dunstable Grammar School Rabia School UTC Central Bedfordshire
¹includes schools in Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Luton.