Etonbury Academy
Middle deemed secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Central Bedfordshire
Stotfold Road, Arlesey, SG15 6XS
67
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 11/02/2020
Application demand
—
No council data
Attendance
93.7%
18.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,158
Capacity used
Has space91%
1,270 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- Age range
- 9–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Joanne Young
- Address
- Stotfold Road, Arlesey, SG15 6XS
- Phone
- 01462730391
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Arlesey & Fairfield · Hitchin
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137632
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 15% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BEDFORDSHIRE SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED
1,158 pupils · 1,270 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
24 April 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained - 20
11 February 2020
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,060 pupils
Attendance
93.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 46% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 0% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.10 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 47% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.88 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | — | — | — |
Average grade: SUPP (England B-)
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 67% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 7% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 45.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 67.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 20.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.78 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 157 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 29.2 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 15% | 17% |
| A-level students | 45 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 156 | 17% | 55% | 74% | |
| English Language | 156 | 16% | 49% | 67% | |
| English Literature | 154 | 16% | 60% | 77% | |
| Combined Science | 122 | 4% | 22% | 40% | |
| History | 76 | 25% | 50% | 55% | |
| Art and Design | 61 | 16% | 66% | 87% | |
| Geography | 60 | 18% | 35% | 50% | |
| Social Studies | 57 | 16% | 49% | 61% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 53 | 23% | 62% | 75% | |
| Business | 40 | 8% | 50% | 68% | |
| Biology | 33 | 39% | 88% | 97% | |
| Physics | 32 | 31% | 81% | 97% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | 18 | 6% | 17% | 33% | |
| History | 11 | 0% | 9% | 55% | |
| Mathematics | 11 | 9% | 36% | 64% | |
| Sociology | 10 | 10% | 30% | 50% | |
| Geography | 8 | 0% | 13% | 38% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 8 | 0% | 0% | 13% | |
| English Literature | 7 | 0% | 0% | 29% | |
| Chemistry | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Computer Science | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Psychology | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Biology | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 20297: Etonbury Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Central Bedfordshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.