They take GCSE exams, in year 11 (ages 15–16), after which some students will leave to attend a technical college or an alternative sixth form.
The previous houses were Grange, Colworth, Templar, Parentines, Loring and Ouse, named after medieval manors of Sharnbrook village.
Sharnbrook Academy Media Department offers students the role of studio hands in the "Broadcast Team".
The broadcast is filmed, live, in a special television studio and gallery, situated in the heart of the academy.
The 2015/16 academic year saw the introduction of a reduced Tuesday (starting 8.30 am and finishing 2.45 pm) to allow teachers to cope with changing specifications.
In September 2020, a new reduced school day was introduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with it starting at 8.30 am as normal but finishing at 3pm, it was retained for the 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 academic years.
The catchment area for Sharnbrook Academy includes the parishes of Bletsoe, Bolnhurst and Keysoe, Carlton and Chellington, Clapham, Dean and Shelton, Felmersham and Radwell, Harrold, Knotting and Souldrop, Little Staughton, Melchbourne and Yielden, Sharnbrook, Stevington, Milton Ernest, Oakley, Odell, Pavenham, Pertenhall, Podington, Hinwick and Farndish, Thurleigh, Turvey, Riseley, Swineshead and Wymington.