SCHOOL PROFILE

Henley Bank High School

Secondary Academy sponsor led URN 145480
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 850 Published school capacity
Capacity used 107.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 18 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

29 June 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Gloucestershire
Trust GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 916 916 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 418 45.6% of pupils
Male pupils 498 54.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

31.4%
6.6 pts above England
School 31.4%
Tewkesbury 19.6%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

6.7%
13.6 pts below England
School 6.7%
Tewkesbury 8.5%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.4%
0.4 pts above England
School 1.4%
Tewkesbury 0.7%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
63.6%
583
Unclassified
19.4%
178
Any other White background
4.5%
41
African
2.8%
26
Any other Mixed background
2.5%
23
White and Black Caribbean
1.7%
16
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 27.1% 248 of 916 pupils
6.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 27.1%
Tewkesbury 22.2%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.7% 190 pupils
England 14.8% 6.0 pts above
EHC plans 6.3% 58 pupils
England 6.0% 0.3 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 78
Autistic spectrum disorder 55
Moderate learning difficulty 54
Specific learning difficulty 24
Speech, language & communication 19
No specialist assessment yet 12

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

49.0 9.8 pts above England
School 49.0
Tewkesbury 43.7
South West 37.7
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 50.0% England 36.0% 14.0 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 72.0% England 51.4% 20.6 pts above England
EBacc entry 23.3% England 30.6% 7.3 pts below England
EBacc average point score 4.27 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: 0.64 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

10.86%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

4.64 pts higher than England
School 10.86%
Tewkesbury 6.47%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

29.54%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

13.72 pts higher than England
School 29.54%
Tewkesbury 15.22%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

6.78%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

4.98 pts higher than England
School 6.78%
Tewkesbury 2.21%
South West 1.90%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

107.8% 15.4 pts above England
Henley Bank High School
107.8%
Tewkesbury
95.4%
South West
88.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information