Henlow Church of England Academy

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

Central BedfordshireLocal Authority

HitchinConstituency

SG16 6ANPostcode

3.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Henlow Church of England Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 9–16, located in Central Bedfordshire, East of England.

It currently serves 599 pupils. Henlow Church of England Academy is part of POPPY HILL CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 42.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 36%
EBacc average point score: 3.5

Ethnicity

White

83%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

599

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

20%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 9 – 16
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 599
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: POPPY HILL CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
8 Jun 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
27 Oct 2019	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.