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Henlow Church of England Academy

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personMrs Caren Earp

corporate_farePOPPY HILL CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onHenlow, SG16 6AN

language Visit Website phone 1462813733

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

569

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Attainment 8

42.7

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GCSE Rank

#11 in Central Bedfordshire

#2,136 of 3,216 nationally

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Henlow Church of England Academy is a Academy converter secondary school in Henlow, serving ages 9-16. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Henlow Church of England Academy is an academy converter in Henlow, Central Bedfordshire, admitting pupils aged 9-16. It is part of POPPY HILL CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 617 pupils on roll, of whom 18% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, pupils achieved an Attainment 8 score of 42.7, placing the school #11 in Central Bedfordshire and #2,136 of 3,216 nationally. 36.00% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and Maths. 11.9% of all GCSE entries were graded 9–7.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 5.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Secondary Performance Trends (KS4)

2025

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8

42.7

Grade 5+ E&M

36.00%

Grade 9–7 (all GCSEs)11.9%

Entering EBacc18.60%

EBacc APS3.5

2024

Progress 8 Score

-0.23

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

43.5

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc9.80%

EBacc APS3.47

2023

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc-%

EBacc APS-

2022

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc-%

EBacc APS-

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 50%

Reading-% LA 68%

Writing-% LA 62%

Maths-% LA 62%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 49%England 61%

Reading-% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing-% LA 61% · Eng 72%

Maths-% LA 62% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 48%England 60%

Reading75% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 61% · Eng 71%

Maths62% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA -1.4

-2.9 to 0.0

-2.6

Write

LA -2.4

-3.9 to -1.2

-3.7

Maths

LA -2.0

-5.1 to -2.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 57%England 65%

Reading79% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 71% · Eng 78%

Maths85% LA 69% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.5

Read

LA -2.0

-0.4 to 1.3

-0.2

Write

LA -2.1

-0.9 to 0.6

-0.3

Maths

LA -2.3

-1.0 to 0.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 55%

Reading78% LA 66%

Writing81% LA 70%

Maths72% LA 65%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA -2.2

-0.6 to 1.4

-1.7

Write

LA -1.9

-2.7 to -0.7

-1.4

Maths

LA -2.1

-2.3 to -0.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

29 April 2025

Inspection Report

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11 September 2019

Inspection Report

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05 July 2018

Inspection Report

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04 March 2015

Inspection Report

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10 August 2012

Inspection Report

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01 May 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2025-04-29

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-09-11

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-07-05

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-03-04

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-05-01

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

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Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

4.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 7.3% for this term (secondary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.5%(9 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 7.398% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 617 pupils. During this period, there were 27 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 4.4%, which is below the termly national average of 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	617	27	4.4%	7.3%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	620	36	5.8%	7.8%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	595	9	1.5%	7.4%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	583	6	1.0%	7.1%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	579	8	1.4%	8.2%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	576	13	2.3%	6.6%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	569	3	0.5%	6.4%	1
2022/23 (Autumn term)	557	10	1.8%	5.9%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	647	7	1.1%	4.7%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	644	3	0.5%	4.9%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	652	6	0.9%	4.4%	1
2020/21 (Summer term)	712	15	2.1%	3.6%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	712	1	0.1%	1.0%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	715	9	1.3%	3.9%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	677	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	677	4	0.6%	3.2%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	671	7	1.0%	4.2%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	641	4	0.6%	3.1%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	630	2	0.3%	3.8%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	624	4	0.6%	3.8%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	594	0	0.0%	3.4%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	587	5	0.9%	3.0%	3
2017/18 (Autumn term)	590	3	0.5%	3.7%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	511	5	1.0%	3.0%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	510	4	0.8%	3.3%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	503	2	0.4%	3.1%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 40 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 39 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 38 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

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Henlow Church of England Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Secondary Performance Trends (KS4)

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Secondary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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