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The Chalk Hills Academy (formerly Halyard High School, Barnfield West Academy and West Academy) is a Mixed secondary school and sixth form, part of Advantage Schools located in the west of Luton in Bedfordshire, England.
| The Chalk Hills Academy | |
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| Address | |
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Leagrave High Street LU4 0NE England | |
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| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Integrity • Ambition • Excellence |
| Sister school | The Stockwood Park Academy |
| Local authority | Luton Borough Council |
| Trust | Advantage Schools |
| Department for Education URN | 135337 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Principal | Natasha Jabbar |
| Secondary years taught | Year 7 through Year 13 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 1401 (May 2021) |
| Colour(s) | Red |
| Website | thechalkhillsacademy |
History
editHalyard High School converted to academy status on 1 September 2007 and became part of the Barnfield Federation[1][2]. Many school buildings were renovated as part of Building Schools for the Future programme.[3]
From 2006 until 2010 Rachel de Souza (now Children's Commissioner for England) was the headteacher at Barnfield West Academy and received recognistion for significantly improving the overall performance of the school since it became an academy, as significantly noted in its ofsted reports.[4][5] With the academy being issued a "Outstanding" grade from Ofsted in its 2010 inspection.[6]
In 2012 Barnfield West Academy achieved excellent value for money status from Ofsted as being run by a federation and was shown as good practice example in the governments drive to increase the number of academies.[7]
In 2015 the school split with the Barnfield Federation and became part of The Shared Learning Trust.[8] This was due to an investigation into the Barnfield Federation by the Skills Funding Agency & the Education Funding Agency into financial mishandling, claiming for students incorrectly and grade issues.[9][10][11][12] The school was subsequently renamed West Academy for a short time before being renamed The Chalk Hills Academy in December 2015. On 1 September the academy joined Advantage Schools after The Shared Learning Trust merged with Advantage Schools.[13]
Notable alumni
edit- Jernade Meade, footballer
- Andrew Tate, media personality and kickboxer[14]
References
edit- ^ "Barnfield College investigated by Department for Education". Luton Today. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ Archive, F. E. (12 March 2008). "Barnfield College to take over two Luton high schools". FE News. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "Building Schools for the Future Programme - Hansard - UK Parliament". hansard.parliament.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "Rachel de Souza: 'We went to pupils' homes and got them out of bed'". The Independent. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ Ofsted, Ofsted. "Ofsted report". Ofsted.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk, Ofsted Communications Team (24 September 2024). "Find an inspection report and registered childcare". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "[Withdrawn] Academies: achieving excellent value for money through federation". GOV.UK. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ Reporter, FE Week (6 July 2015). "Barnfield academy chain gets new name". feweek.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ Reporter, FE Week (6 March 2014). "Commissioner findings add fuel to the Barnfield Federation fire". feweek.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ Linford, Nick (24 July 2014). "Barnfield Federation to end with separation of college and academies". feweek.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "More bad news for the free school agenda: DfE investigates Barnfield Federation over finances | Tes Magazine". www.tes.com. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "Barnfield Federation education chain 'to be split up'". BBC News. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "Andrew Tate: What turned the son of a chess champion into the world's most toxic man?". PerthNow. Retrieved 22 October 2023.