Henley Bank High School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Gloucestershire
Mill Lane, Gloucester, GL3 4QF
71
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 29/06/2022
Application demand
84%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.1%
29.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
916
Capacity used
Over capacity108%
850 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
84%
1st preference success rate
133 of 158 families who put it first got an offer
163
Places offered
539
Total applications
3.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 158 | 133 | ● 84% |
| 2nd preference | 89 | 16 | ● 18% |
| 3rd preference | 114 | 13 | ● 11% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 178 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 539 | 163 | 30% |
1st preference success by year
Gloucestershire lets families list 5 preferences. 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Stephen Derry
- Address
- Mill Lane, Gloucester, GL3 4QF
- Phone
- 01452863372
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Brockworth East · North Cotswolds
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145480
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 32% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 25% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
916 pupils · 850 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
29 June 2022
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 · 870 pupils
Attendance
89.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
29.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
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.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 49.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.64 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 57% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.37 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 50% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 72% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 23.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.27 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 150 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 146 | 14% | 49% | 71% | |
| Mathematics | 145 | 21% | 56% | 80% | |
| English Literature | 145 | 19% | 66% | 83% | |
| Combined Science | 111 | 10% | 56% | 72% | |
| History | 88 | 25% | 59% | 70% | |
| Geography | 58 | 33% | 53% | 66% | |
| Art and Design | 54 | 19% | 67% | 87% | |
| Biology | 35 | 34% | 86% | 97% | |
| Physics | 35 | 40% | 89% | 94% | |
| Chemistry | 35 | 46% | 86% | 94% | |
| Design & Technology | 34 | 24% | 53% | 76% | |
| Spanish | 26 | 31% | 69% | 77% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
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 Gloucestershire 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.