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Henley Bank High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Mill Lane, Gloucester GL3 4QF · henleybankhighschool.co.uk · 01452 863372
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49
- average Attainment 8 score. Gloucestershire 50.3, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 916
- 66 over 850 places · 108%
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 31.7%
- First language not English
- 6.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 148 families put the school first and 185 places were offered; 97% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 185 | 148 | 0.8 | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 163 | 158 | 1 | 84% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 163 | 161 | 1 | 84% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 162 | 158 | 1 | 85% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 170 | 157 | 0.9 | 92% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49, and 50% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Gloucestershire it was 50.3, and across England 46.
In 2016/17 the average A level result was grade D+ (22.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49 | 46 | ||
| ▲50.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲72.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼23.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.27 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 137690)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 31.8 | +4.3 |
| Sixth form college | 8.1 | +3.8 |
| Further education | 40.5 | +2.8 |
| Other education | 1.4 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4 | −3.8 |
| Employment | 3.4 | −5.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.1 | −5.5 |
| Activity not captured | 5.4 | +4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2018/19 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied general | 11 | Dist+ (41.2) | Well above average +0.63 |
| Earlier years: Applied general | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 27 | — | +0.71 |
| 2015/16 | 29 | — | +0.11 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2019/20 | Since 2016/17 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 29 | +11 |
| Further education | 30 | +27 |
| Employment | 18 | −27 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 24 | +9 |
Ofsted
Henley Bank High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 29 June 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 29 Jun 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Nov 2015
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 137690), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2015Inadequate
Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137690)
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (61 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 61
- 10% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (21%) with SEND