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The Chiltern School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Parkside Drive
 Dunstable
 Bedfordshire LU5 5PX
Telephone: 01582 866972

School Type

Phase: Primary, Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 3-19)
Type: Special Community School
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Special
History: This school arose from Hillcrest School

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Lisa Leonard (since September 2017)
Previous Headteacher: Shirley Crosbie
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 56.87 / 144.08
Non-teaching Staff*: 183.95
Number of pupils: 369
Pupils Per Teacher: 6.5
Sex: Mixed (74% boys / 26% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 37.00% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 23.6%
Local child deprivation rate: 19.1% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 41.3%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 66.6%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 1.9km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Financials

Total Income: £9,255,997*
Income Per Pupil: £25,084
* Income figures are for all schools in the same federation (see list below right)

Location and Administration

Electoral Ward: Houghton Regis East
School Number: 8237017

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 11th October 2012 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
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Associated Schools

Predecessor Schools†
* Other schools occupying the same site, or related to this one through splits or mergers
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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