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Etonbury Academy

Mixed · ages 9–19 · with sixth formCentral Bedfordshire, East of England · Arlesey SG15 6XSTrust: Bedfordshire Schools Trust LimitedSchool website
Pupils on roll
1,158of 1,270 places
Free school meals
15.3%
Year 11 cohort 2025
157
Ofsted
Standards maintained, 24 April 2025Read the Ofsted report

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Etonbury Middle School (URN 109644, until 1 November 2011).

What the data says

Of the 128 pupils who finished Year 11 at Etonbury Academy in 2023, 53% stayed on in Etonbury Academy’s own sixth form (Central Bedfordshire average 43%), 34% went to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.

Media Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 34% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.

A level grades average C, below the England average of B-. The largest A level subjects are Business Studies, History and Mathematics.

GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 45.5 against 46.1 across England and 43.6 in Central Bedfordshire, with 45% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Central Bedfordshire and England.

Etonbury Academy
Central Bedfordshire
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureEtonbury AcademyCentral BedfordshireEngland
Pupils in the cohort1282,928607,348
Any sustained destination97%93%92%
Stayed in education93%88%86%
— school sixth form53%43%34%
— sixth form college4%2%13%
— further education college34%40%37%
— other education2%3%2%
Apprenticeship3%3%3%
Employment1%3%3%
No sustained destination2%5%6%
Destination unknown2%2%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.

GCSE results 2025

MeasureEtonbury AcademyCentral BedfordshireEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)45.543.646.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths45%42%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths68%65%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects20%28%41%
EBacc average point score3.783.754.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort19%18%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils35.228.934.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils47.846.750.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language1%8%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
English Language15699%89%16%20%67%
Mathematics15699%88%17%22%74%
English Literature15498%86%16%21%77%
Combined Science12278%65%4%9%40%
History7648%41%25%26%55%
Geography6038%41%18%25%50%
Media Studies5334%4%23%20%75%
Psychology4629%3%15%22%59%
Business Studies4025%18%8%20%68%
Photography3321%6%12%19%85%
Biology3321%23%39%45%97%
Physics3220%23%31%46%97%
Chemistry3220%23%25%47%100%
German3019%5%17%33%77%
Fine Art2818%9%21%28%89%
Computer Science2315%13%26%30%52%
Physical Education2013%11%0%24%60%
French1811%18%17%29%56%
Sociology117%4%18%21%73%
Music64%5%17%33%67%
Italian11%0%53%
Polish11%1%84%
Chinese11%1%75%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Engineering Studies55100%
Hospitality / Catering Studies3476%
Sports Studies2147%
Health Studies1942%
Speech and Drama1533%
Computer Appreciation / Introduction1533%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureEtonbury AcademyCentral BedfordshireEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study120
— of whom A level students451,152261,341
Average A level gradeCC+B-
Average points per A level entry29.2032.6835.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsC+C+B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects15%14%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Business Studies1840%13%
History1124%13%
Mathematics1124%31%
Sociology1022%13%
Geography818%10%
Product Design818%2%
English Literature716%11%
Computer Science5%
French1%
Chemistry17%
Biology20%
Photography3%
Further Mathematics5%
Physics12%
Psychology23%
Fine Art3%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)1942%
Social ScienceVRQ Level 31329%
Further MathematicsGCE AS level (All)818%
Film / Video / Television ProductionBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*818%
TourismBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*716%
Health StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*716%
Further MathematicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)613%
Applied SciencesBTEC National Foundation Diploma L3 - Band H - P-D*
Sports StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*
Finance / Accounting (General)VRQ Level 3
Sports StudiesBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*

Other secondary schools in Central Bedfordshire

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87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.5

Priory Academy

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93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.2

Queensbury Academy

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95% stayed in education · Attainment 8 40.0

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.