Henlow Church of England Academy
Church Road, Henlow, SG16 6AN
599 pupils · 67% of 900 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 9–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- POPPY HILL CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Free school meals
- 20.3%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 29 April 2025, published 8 June 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 36% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 62.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 18.6% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 177 | 173 | 199 | 177 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Samuel Whitbread Academy 2.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Stratton School 6.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Fearnhill School 6.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Edward Peake CofE VC School 7.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Highfield School 7.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Priory School 7.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.