Etonbury Academy
Stotfold Road, Arlesey, SG15 6XS
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 9 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- BEDFORDSHIRE SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED
- Principal
- Mrs Joanne Young
- Sponsor
- Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited
- Constituency
- Hitchin
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,270
- Pupils on roll
- 1,158
- URN
- 137632
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01462730391
About this school
Etonbury Academy is a middle academy in Arlesey. It teaches children aged 9 to 19 and has 1,158 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 120 | 176 | 147 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 46% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 76% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 62% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 74% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 128 | 173 | 157 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.4 | 46.9 | 45.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.31 +0.06 to +0.56 | +0.10 -0.11 to +0.32 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 56% | 47.4% | 45.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 77% | 64.7% | 67.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 13% | 16.8% | 20.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Etonbury Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Central Bedfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58% | 47.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 49.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Central Bedfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51.4 | 41.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.9 | 38.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.5 | 42.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 991 |
| 2023/24 | 1,109 |
| 2024/25 | 1,133 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Etonbury Academy compares
Etonbury Academy ranked 11th of 48 primary schools in Central Bedfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 6.3% | 15.9% | 1,158 | — |
| Pix Brook Academy | 60% | 5.7% | 13.1% | 1,011 | 0.6 miles |
| Robert Bloomfield Academy | 42% | 5.3% | 14.3% | 962 | 4.2 miles |
| Arnold Academy | 60% | 6.1% | 11.9% | 704 | 8.4 miles |
| Edwinstree Church of England Middle School | 43% | 6.8% | 15.5% | 486 | 10.6 miles |
| Gothic Mede Academy | — | 5.3% | 17.4% | 249 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report24 April 2025
- 11 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.89%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- Overall absence
- 6.26%
- Persistent absence
- 18.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pix Brook Academy0.6 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Stotfold
-
Robert Bloomfield Academy4.2 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Shefford
-
Arnold Academy8.4 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Bedford
-
Edwinstree Church of England Middle School10.6 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Buntingford
-
Gothic Mede Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Arlesey
Other schools in Arlesey
- Gothic Mede Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Etonbury Academy teach?
- Etonbury Academy teaches children aged 9 to 19. It is a middle school in Arlesey.
- Who is the principal of Etonbury Academy?
- The principal of Etonbury Academy is Mrs Joanne Young, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Etonbury Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Etonbury Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Etonbury Academy?
- Etonbury Academy has 1,158 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 19.
- Is Etonbury Academy full?
- Etonbury Academy has capacity for 1,270 pupils and 1,158 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Etonbury Academy a faith school?
- No. Etonbury Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Etonbury Academy?
- Etonbury Academy is part of BEDFORDSHIRE SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Etonbury Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Etonbury Academy rank locally?
- Etonbury Academy ranked 11th of 48 primary schools in Central Bedfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Etonbury Academy's absence rate?
- Etonbury Academy's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Etonbury Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Etonbury Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.