The Chiltern SchoolActive Support Education Centre

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares The Chiltern School and Active Support Education Centre.

Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
The Chiltern School was judged Good and Active Support Education Centre was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at The Chiltern School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).

The Chiltern School versus Active Support Education Centre compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	DunstableThe Chiltern School	BedsActive Support Education Centre	England average
Overview
Our score	Not scored	Not scored
Local ranking	Not ranked	Not ranked
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Community special school	Other independent special school
Age range	3-19	11-16
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	369	68
Capacity	400	100
Location	Dunstable, LU5 5PX	Beds, LU3 1RJ
GCSE results
Attainment 8	Not reported	1.6	46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths	Not reported	0.0%	45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths	Not reported	0.0%	64.8%
Entering EBacc	Not reported	0.0%	40.5%
EBacc average point score	Not reported	0.14	4.09
Cohort	25	30
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	0.0%	Not reported	62.0%
At higher standard	0.0%	Not reported	8.0%
Pupils
Pupils in the census	347	67
Free school meals (ever 6)	33.0%	0.0%
English as an additional language	17.9%	Not reported
SEN support	0.0%	67.2%
SEN with an EHC plan	100.0%	32.8%
Attendance
Overall absence	10.1%	Not reported	6.2%
Persistent absence	33.6%	Not reported	15.8%

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