UK Schools
Etonbury Academy
Etonbury Academy is a mixed middle academy in Arlesey, Central Bedfordshire Council, teaching 1,158 pupils aged 9 to 19. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in February 2020. In 2024–2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and GCSE Attainment 8 was 45.5 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Etonbury Academy.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Etonbury Academy.
- 1 Staff Training Day (School closed to pupils)
- 2 Staff Training Day (School closed to pupils)
- 3–30 Autumn Term
- 1–31 Autumn Term
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term
- 1–30 Autumn Term
- 1–19 Autumn Term
- 20–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day (Public Holiday)
- 26 Boxing Day (Public Holiday)
- 1–5 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day (Public Holiday)
- 5 Staff Training Day (School closed to pupils)
- 6–31 Spring Term
- 1–28 Spring Term
- 16–20 Spring Half Term
- 1–27 Spring Term
- 28–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–13 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday (Public Holiday)
- 6 Easter Monday (Public Holiday)
- 13 Staff Training Day (School closed to pupils)
- 14–30 Summer Term
- 1–31 Summer Term
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 1–30 Summer Term
- 1–17 Summer Term
- 18–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
- 1 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Autumn Term Sep 3, 2025 - Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Oct 27, 2025 - Oct 31, 2025 Holiday
- Staff Training Day (School closed to pupils) Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
- Staff Training Day (School closed to pupils) Sep 2, 2025 Inset Day
- Christmas Holiday Dec 20, 2025 - Jan 5, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term Jan 6, 2026 - Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Feb 16, 2026 - Feb 20, 2026 Holiday
- Staff Training Day (School closed to pupils) Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Easter Holiday Mar 28, 2026 - Apr 13, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Apr 14, 2026 - Jul 17, 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term May 25, 2026 - May 29, 2026 Holiday
- Staff Training Day (School closed to pupils) Apr 13, 2026 Inset Day
- Summer Holiday Jul 18, 2026 - Sep 1, 2026 Holiday
- New Year's Day (Public Holiday) Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday (Public Holiday) Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday (Public Holiday) Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day (Public Holiday) Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day (Public Holiday) Dec 26, 2025 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Etonbury Academy with Central Bedfordshire Council and England.
Key stage 2 (end of primary) 67% Expected standard in reading, writing & maths
How Year 6 pupils did in the national tests.
This school Central Bedfordshire Council England
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 45.5 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Central Bedfordshire Council England
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 29.2 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
This school Central Bedfordshire Council England
Attendance 18.3% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Central Bedfordshire Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 97% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Central Bedfordshire Council England
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 Etonbury 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 Etonbury 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.