Henlow Church of England Academy | School performance

63%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

36%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

42.7

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

19%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

301.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

617

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

22%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

63%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

36%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

42.7

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

19%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

301.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

617

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

22%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

63%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

36%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

42.7

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

19%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

301.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

617

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

22%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/09/2019

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCentral Bedfordshire

PhaseAll-through

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio17.1:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

Overview of Henlow Church of England Academy · All-through · Central Bedfordshire

Part ofPOPPY HILL CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

63%

-2pp

65%64%63%

'24'25

'25 · 63%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

36%

-4pp

40%38%36%

'24'25

'25 · 36%

Attainment 8

42.7

-0.8

43.543.142.7

'24'25

'25 · 42.7

EBacc entry

19%

+9pp

19%14%10%

'24'25

'25 · 19%

EBacc APS

301.3

-18.2

319.5310.4301.3

'24'25

'25 · 301.3

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

617

Pupil : teacher ratio

17.1

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

18%

SEN

22%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

22%

Contact

Address

Church Road, Henlow, SG16 6AN

Local authority

Central Bedfordshire

Website

www.henlowacademy.co.uk

Telephone

01462813733

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	—	—	22%	617
2023/24	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	—	—	20%	583
2022/23	57%	3%	75%	26%	71%	5%	62%	9%	99%	66%	105.0	101.0	104.0	-1.50	-2.60	-3.70	23%	569
2018/19	71%	9%	79%	34%	86%	17%	85%	25%	83%	79%	106.0	105.0	106.0	+0.50	-0.20	-0.30	13%	630
2017/18	59%	4%	78%	34%	81%	8%	72%	14%	85%	73%	106.0	103.0	106.0	+0.40	-1.70	-1.40	15%	587
2016/17	56%	6%	78%	23%	78%	9%	72%	17%	85%	83%	105.0	103.0	107.0	-0.70	-1.90	-2.20	14%	510

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	63%	36%	42.7	Not applicable	19%	301.3	24%	617
2023/24	65%	40%	43.5	-0.23	10%	319.5	16%	583
2022/23	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	569
2021/22	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	644

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	617	17.5	22%	5%	18%	8%	22%
2023/24	583	17.1	20%	4%	16%	8%	26%
2022/23	569	16.5	23%	3%	15%	8%	20%
2021/22	644	17.1	21%	2%	16%	7%	19%
2020/21	712	20.6	20%	1%	16%	—	—
2018/19	630	19.6	13%	1%	16%	4%	12%
2017/18	587	16.4	15%	1%	13%	5%	11%
2016/17	510	17.3	14%	1%	12%	4%	8%