The Chalk Hills Academy


The Chalk Hills Academy is a Mixed secondary school and sixth form located in the west of Luton in Bedfordshire, England.

History

Halyard High School converted to academy status on 1 September 2007 and became part of the Barnfield Federation. A £30m transformation of school buildings, part of Building Schools for the Future programme, was completed in early March 2011. The Academy is recognised as being "Good" by Ofsted In its inspection in 2014. In its previous it was rated as "Outstanding".
In 2015 the school split with the Barnfield Federation and is now part The Shared Learning Trust. The school was subsequently renamed West Academy for a short time before being renamed The Chalk Hills Academy in December 2015

Information

78% of students achieved 5+ A*-C GCSE grades including English and Mathematics.
100% of students achieved 5+ A*-C GCSE grades in 2012/13.
95% success rate at A-Level in 2013
Graded “Good” and with its Sixth Form Provision rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted in September 2014

Notable former pupils