Samuel Whitbread Academy is a secondary school located in Shefford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 01/11/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.3%, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Shefford Road, Shefford

School Information

Address: Shefford Road, Shefford, SG17 5QS
Website: http://www.samuelwhitbread.org.uk/
Telephone: 01462629900
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Nicholas Martin
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137948

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 01/11/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 13 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1670
Number of Pupils: 1663
Number of Boys: 861
Number of Girls: 802

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.24 Confidence interval -0.37 to -0.12
Of the 400 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 396 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:10%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:48%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:48.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.96
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Clifton All Saints Academy
Church Street , Clifton SG17 5ES 		4out of 4 1,224 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Shefford Lower School
School Lane , SG17 5XA 		3out of 4 1,844 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Raynsford Church of England Academy
Park Lane , SG16 6AT 		3out of 4 2,598 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Campton Academy
Rectory Road , Campton SG17 5PF 		- not rated 2,976 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Samuel Whitbread Academy
Shefford Road , Clifton SG17 5QS 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Robert Bloomfield Academy
Bloomfield Drive , SG17 5BU 		4out of 4 1,742 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Henlow Church of England Academy
Church Road , SG16 6AN 		3out of 4 2,795 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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