Etonbury AcademyPix Brook Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Etonbury Academy and Pix Brook Academy are middle deemed secondary schools.

  • Etonbury Academy scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Pix Brook Academy scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Etonbury Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Etonbury Academy was judged Good and Pix Brook Academy was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 67.0% for Etonbury Academy and 60.0% for Pix Brook Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Etonbury Academy (58.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Pix Brook Academy (66.0% in 2022-23, 60.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Etonbury Academy versus Pix Brook Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ArleseyEtonbury AcademyStotfoldPix Brook AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100Stronger figureD52/100
Local ranking7th of 26 in Central Bedfordshire Stronger figure12th of 26 in Central Bedfordshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Free schools
PhaseMiddle deemed secondary Middle deemed secondary
Age range9-19 9-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,133 865
Capacity1,270 1,260
LocationArlesey, SG15 6XS Stotfold, SG5 4HB
GCSE results
Attainment 845.5 Not reported46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths45.2% Not reported45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths67.5% Not reported64.8%
Entering EBacc20.4% Not reported40.5%
EBacc average point score3.78 Not reported4.09
Cohort157 Not reported
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% Stronger figure60.0% 62.0%
At higher standard7.0% Stronger figure6.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
A-level results
A-level entries45 Not reported
A-level average points29.2 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeC Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points31.8 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects15.0% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,133 865
Free school meals (ever 6)15.9% 13.1%
English as an additional language2.0% 3.1%
SEN support12.2% 9.9%
SEN with an EHC plan2.6% 5.3%
Attendance
Overall absence6.3% 5.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence18.3% 14.0% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

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