The Chiltern School
Parkside Drive, Dunstable, LU5 5PX
369 pupils · 92% of 400 capacity
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 3–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 37%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 23 February 2023, published 26 April 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 0% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- The Academy of Central Bedfordshire 0.3 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Stannard School 2.6 km · No Ofsted rating
- King's House Moorlands 2.8 km · No Ofsted rating
- Al Hikmah Boys School 2.8 km · No Ofsted rating
- Woodlands Secondary School 3.6 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Weatherfield Academy 4.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.