Manshead Church of England Academy
Secondary schoolManshead Church of England Academy is a secondary school in Central Bedfordshire, for pupils aged 11 to 19. It had 1,134 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 3 February 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Manshead Church of England Academy was 38.9, against 43.2 in Central Bedfordshire and 46.2 in England.
34.2% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Central Bedfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 38.9 | 43.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34.2% | 41.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 49.5% | 61.7% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 202 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)10 m
- St. Augustine's AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, June 2024. 32% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)850 m
- Ardley Hill AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), July 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- Watling Lower SchoolPrimary. Some aspects not as strong, December 20241.7 km
- Priory AcademyAll-through. School remains Good, April 2023. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.7 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Central Bedfordshire
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).