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Henlow Church of England Academy

Mixed · ages 9–16 · no sixth form · Church of EnglandCentral Bedfordshire, East of England · Henlow SG16 6ANTrust: Poppy Hill Church of England Multi Academy TrustSchool website
Pupils on roll
599of 900 places
Free school meals
20.3%
Year 11 cohort 2025
86
Ofsted
Inspected, 29 April 2025Read the Ofsted report

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Henlow VC Middle School (URN 109695, until 1 April 2012).

What the data says

The Department for Education has not published where Henlow Church of England Academy’s Year 11 leavers went next, so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.

Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 94% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.

GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 42.7 against 46.1 across England and 43.6 in Central Bedfordshire, with 36% 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.

The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).

GCSE results 2025

MeasureThis schoolCentral BedfordshireEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)42.743.646.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths36%42%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths63%65%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects19%28%41%
EBacc average point score3.503.754.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort21%18%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils25.128.934.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils47.346.750.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language9%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
Mathematics8498%88%11%22%73%
English Language8498%89%12%20%70%
Religious Studies8194%31%11%32%49%
English Literature7891%86%12%21%72%
Combined Science5665%65%7%9%52%
History4552%41%24%26%58%
Biology2833%23%11%45%79%
Geography2731%41%33%25%74%
Physics2731%23%19%46%93%
Chemistry2731%23%11%47%85%
Computer Science2428%13%8%30%50%
Psychology2327%3%13%22%52%
Fine Art2226%9%18%28%64%
Business Studies2023%18%5%20%60%
Design and Technology1821%11%22%23%83%
French1821%18%11%29%72%
Food Preparation and Nutrition1821%8%0%21%44%
Music1619%5%0%33%25%
Drama1214%7%8%27%42%
Physical Education1113%11%0%24%91%
Statistics910%5%11%20%100%
Polish22%1%84%
Media Studies11%4%20%
Chinese11%1%75%
Sociology11%4%21%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Health Studies24
Sports Studies10

Other secondary schools in Central Bedfordshire

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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.