The Chiltern School

School Name: The Chiltern School
Address: Parkside Drive
Town/City: Dunstable
County: Bedfordshire
Postcode: LU5 5PX
Country: United Kingdom
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: 400
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 369 (74% boys & 26% girls)
Enrollment: 92% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 37%

• SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
• ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
• MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
• PD - Physical Disability
• SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
• PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty

URN: 109746
DfE Number: 823/7017
UKPRN: 10040156
UPRN: 10002277258
Region: East of England (E12000006)
District: Central Bedfordshire (E06000056)
Constituency: Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard (E14001206)
Electoral Ward: Houghton Regis East (E05014412)

Easting & Northing: 503143E, 225099N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 54' 55.85" N 0° 30' 6" W
Plus Code: 9C3XWF8X+68

DfE Record: View record

1. Houstone School (0.1km)
2. The Academy of Central Bedfordshire (0.3km)
3. Lime Tree Primary Academy (0.5km)
4. Thornhill Primary School (0.6km)
5. St Vincent's Catholic Primary School (1.1km)
6. Chalton Lower School (1.3km)
7. Tithe Farm Primary School (1.5km)
8. Southfield Primary Academy (1.5km)
9. Chantry Primary Academy (1.6km)
10. Pastures Way Nursery School (1.7km)

Predecessor school†

• Hillcrest School