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The Chiltern School

Parkside Drive, Dunstable, LU5 5PX

Community special school for ages 3–19 in Dunstable. Mixed intake.

The Chiltern School is a community special school in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, for pupils aged 3 to 19. It has nursery classes, a sixth form, special classes and around 350 pupils, with provision including speech and language needs, autism, sensory and physical needs, severe learning difficulty and profound and multiple learning difficulty.

The school describes itself as an inclusive all-through special school that celebrates diversity and puts children and young people at the centre of its work. Ofsted rated the school Good at its last full inspection (2012), making that inspection view dated.

Ages 3–19 · All-through
347 pupils · On roll
Community special school · Mixed

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Primary applications close on 15 January 2027; secondary applications close on 31 October 2026. Sign in and create a planner to keep the deadline and school visits together. See Central Bedfordshire’s deadlines and how to apply →