Etonbury Academy
About the school
Etonbury Academy is an open all-through school in Central Bedfordshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 24 April 2025
- Published
- 18 May 2025
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Standards maintained
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 45.5
- Central Bedfordshire
- 43.6
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Central Bedfordshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 45.20%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 41.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 67.50%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 65.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 20.40%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 28.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.78
- Central Bedfordshire
- 3.75
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 29.2
AAB or better
- School
- 15.00%
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 67%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 50%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 7%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 3%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 80%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 70%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 77%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 61%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 80%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 66%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 75%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 66%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 26%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 20%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 83%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 78%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 106
- Central Bedfordshire
- 104
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 104
- Central Bedfordshire
- 103
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 105
- Central Bedfordshire
- 103
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1133
Girls
51.54%
Boys
48.46%
SEN support
12.18%
Education, health and care plan
2.65%
English as an additional language
2.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
15.89%
Overall absence
6.26
Persistent absence
18.3
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
128
Sustained education or employment
97%
Education
93%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
2%