Henlow Church of England Academy

Term dates

Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Central Bedfordshire council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Central Bedfordshire's full dates

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 173 families put this school as their first choice, and 177 places were offered. 173 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

• Henlow Premier Holiday Camp, holiday club. Ofsted report

Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 29 April 2025. No overall grade was given (Ofsted stopped giving one in September 2024).

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

9–16

Pupils

599 (capacity 900)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Church of England

Diocese

Diocese of St Albans

Academy trust

POPPY HILL CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Phone

01462813733

Address

Church Road, Henlow, SG16 6AN

Website

henlowacademy.co.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports