Etonbury Academy, Arlesey

In its own words: "Etonbury Academy has an exceptional PSHCE programme that runs across all year groups and key stages, with all students timetabled for one period per week. We work closely with students to support them to become happy, confidence, informed and positive citizens for the future."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include ballet and choir.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

Coming up: an open evening on Wednesday 4 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Etonbury Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.7 in Central Bedfordshire and 47 across England.

50% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 41% in Central Bedfordshire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 45.5.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.1: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 28.7, against 49.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 20.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Business Studies and History.

Across Central Bedfordshire, 91% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 96% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Central Bedfordshire lodged 144 appeals against secondary school offers; 129 reached a hearing and 35 succeeded (27.1% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to Etonbury Academy are Pix Brook Academy (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.6); Henlow Church of England Academy (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41); Fearnhill School (3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 37.5); and The Knights Templar School (3.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.3).

Etonbury Academy's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Etonbury Academy is one of 12 schools run by Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited, an academy trust.

274 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Etonbury Academy (as of September 2025): 86% would recommend the school, 89% say their child is happy there and 68% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (90%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (68%).

Of the 173 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 86% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 35% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

14.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (79%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 131 pupils (11.3%) received SEN support and 33 (2.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Arlesey Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Etonbury Academy, 130 metres away.

In 2024/25, Etonbury Academy issued 137 suspensions, 12.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 5 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Etonbury Academy are Gothic Mede Academy (0.8 miles), Roecroft Lower School (0.9 miles), St Mary's CofE Academy Stotfold (1 mile) and Fairfield Park Lower School (1.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.