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Community special school · Central Bedfordshire

The Chiltern School

  • 3–19Ages
  • 369Pupils
  • SpecialPhase
  • Sixth formAges 16–18
  • 109746URN

Parkside Drive, Dunstable, LU5 5PX · School website

Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodOct 2012
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodOct 2012
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

Inspection history

  1. 23 February 2023
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
  2. 11 October 2012
    Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

School details

Type
Community special school
Phase
Not applicable
URN · DfE number
109746 · 823/7017
Capacity
400 pupils · 369 on roll
Free school meals
37.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Replaced
Hillcrest School (URN 109740)
Address
Parkside Drive, Dunstable, LU5 5PX
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources