UK Schools
Sharnbrook Academy
Sharnbrook Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Bedford, Bedford Borough Council, teaching 1,684 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted graded quality of education as Good at its most recent inspection in February 2025. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 51.6 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 19 December 2025.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Sharnbrook Academy.
From September 2024 Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. These are the graded judgement areas from the latest inspection.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Sharnbrook Academy.
- 1 Training Day 1
- 2 Training Day 2
- 3 Start of Autumn Term for Years 7, 8 and 12
- 4 Start of Autumn Term for Years 9, 10, 11 and 13
- 23 Last Day of Term
- 24–31 Autumn Half Term
- 3 Training Day 3
- 19 Last Day of Term
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day Bank Holiday
- 26 Boxing Day Bank Holiday
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day Bank Holiday
- 5 Training Day 4
- 6 Students Return to School
- 16–20 Spring Half Term
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday Bank Holiday
- 6 Easter Monday Bank Holiday
- 13 Students Return to School
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 17 Last Day of Term (Start of Summer Holiday)
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Training Day 1 Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
- Training Day 2 Sep 2, 2025 Inset Day
- Start of Autumn Term for Years 7, 8 and 12 Sep 3, 2025 Term
- Start of Autumn Term for Years 9, 10, 11 and 13 Sep 4, 2025 Term
- Last Day of Term Oct 23, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Oct 24-31, 2025 Holiday
- Training Day 3 Nov 3, 2025 Inset Day
- Last Day of Term Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- New Year's Day Bank Holiday Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
- Training Day 4 Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Students Return to School Jan 6, 2026 Event
- Spring Half Term Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday Mar 30 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Students Return to School Apr 13, 2026 Event
- Good Friday Bank Holiday Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday Bank Holiday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Last Day of Term (Start of Summer Holiday) Jul 17, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day Bank Holiday Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day Bank Holiday Dec 26, 2025 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Sharnbrook Academy with Bedford Borough Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 51.6 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 33.26 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 22.7% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 94% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Bedford Borough Council England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 86% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Sharnbrook Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Sharnbrook Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.