Challney High School for Boys
school in Luton, UK
Challney High School for Boys is a secondary school located in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. The school educates boys between the ages of 11 and 16.
History
In 2006 the school was awarded Specialist College Status, with an emphasis on Science and Mathematics. In 2007, Ofsted judged Challney High School for Boys to be “Outstanding” with the same judgement of its English department in 2008. In 2009, Ofsted further highlighted Challney High School for Boys as one of 12 outstanding schools serving disadvantaged communities.
In June 2010, the management and the governing body of the school announced their intention of applying to convert the school into an academy. The school officially gained academy status in April 2011.
Challney High School for Boys became one of the first 100 National Teaching Schools in September 2011. Working with Denbigh High School they developed the Chiltern Teaching School Alliance (CTSA), a group of cross-phase schools allied through national sponsors and strategic partners to improve the quality of provision for all pupils across the age-ranges.
Challney High School for Boys are also the founder of the Chiltern Training Group (CTG) which they set up in 1993.
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