Samuel Whitbread Academy
Secondary schoolSamuel Whitbread Academy is a secondary school in Central Bedfordshire, for pupils aged 13 to 18. It had 1,657 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, March 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 3 March 2023
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 Samuel Whitbread Academy was 45.7, against 43.2 in Central Bedfordshire and 46.2 in England.
42.9% 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 | 45.7 | 43.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42.9% | 41.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68.6% | 61.7% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 389 | – | – |
- 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- Clifton All Saints AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), December 2022. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Robert Bloomfield AcademySecondary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
- Shefford Lower SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 20231.7 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).