Henlow Church of England Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Central Bedfordshire
Church Road, Henlow, SG16 6AN
62
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 29/04/2025
Application demand
50%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.7%
22.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
599
Capacity used
Has space67%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
50%
1st preference success rate
1 of 2 families who put it first got an offer
1
Places offered
3
Total applications
3.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 2 | 1 | ● 50% |
| 2nd preference | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3rd preference | 0 | 0 | — |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 33% |
1st preference success by year
Central Bedfordshire lets families list 3 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 9–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Naomi Chalkley
- Address
- Church Road, Henlow, SG16 6AN
- Phone
- 01462813733
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Clifton, Henlow & Langford · Hitchin
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138027
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 20% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: POPPY HILL CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
599 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
29 April 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 764 pupils
Attendance
91.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
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.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.23 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 40% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.47 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 57% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 3% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 36% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 62.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 18.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.5 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 86 | — |
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.
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 | 84 | 11% | 49% | 73% | |
| English Language | 84 | 12% | 46% | 70% | |
| Religious Studies | 81 | 11% | 33% | 49% | |
| English Literature | 78 | 12% | 50% | 72% | |
| Combined Science | 56 | 7% | 25% | 52% | |
| History | 45 | 24% | 49% | 58% | |
| Biology | 28 | 11% | 46% | 79% | |
| Physics | 27 | 19% | 67% | 93% | |
| Chemistry | 27 | 11% | 56% | 85% | |
| Geography | 27 | 33% | 52% | 74% | |
| Social Studies | 24 | 13% | 38% | 50% | |
| Computer Science | 24 | 8% | 33% | 50% |
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.