The Chiltern School
School Name: The Chiltern School Address: Parkside Drive Town/City: Dunstable County: Bedfordshire Postcode: LU5 5PX Country: 10002277258 Telephone Number: 01582 866972 Website: www.chiltern.beds.sch.uk
Phase: Ages 3-19 Type: Community special school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Headteacher: Mrs Lisa Leonard
Capacity: 250
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 20 January 2022:
Number of pupils: 268 (71% boys & 29% girls)
Enrollment: 107% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 30.1%
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
URN: 109746
DfE Number: 823/7017
UKPRN: 10040156
Region: East of England (E12000006)
District: Central Bedfordshire (E06000056)
Constituency: South West Bedfordshire (E14000949)
Electoral Ward: Parkside (E05008800)
Easting & Northing: 503143E, 225099N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 54' 55.85" N 0° 30' 6" W
Plus Code: 9C3XWF8X+68
DfE Record: View record
- Houstone School (0.1km)
- The Academy of Central Bedfordshire (0.3km)
- Lime Tree Primary Academy (0.5km)
- Thornhill Primary School (0.6km)
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School (1.1km)
- Chalton Lower School (1.3km)
- Tithe Farm Primary School (1.5km)
- Southfield Primary Academy (1.5km)
- Chantry Primary Academy (1.6km)
- Pastures Way Nursery School (1.7km)
Predecessor school†
- Mr Mark Cattle - Chair of Governors. Appointed on 3 December 2020 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 18 September 2023.
- Mr Richard Cooper - Governor. Appointed on 10 September 2020 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 9 September 2024.
- Mrs Sally Davidson - Governor. Appointed on 17 July 2019 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 17 July 2023.
- Amanda Dodwell - Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2021 (Appointed by LA). Term runs until 31 August 2025.
- Sophie Hooper - Governor. Appointed on 30 June 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 29 June 2026.
- Michelle Todd - Governor. Appointed on 2 February 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 1 February 2026.
- Mrs Anne-Marie Turner - Governor. Appointed on 26 May 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 25 May 2026.