# Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy

Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy is a primary school in Central Bedfordshire, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 206 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E143850. [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 206
- Council: Central Bedfordshire
- URN: 143850

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 17 June 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 39% of pupils at Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 50% in Central Bedfordshire and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Central Bedfordshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 50% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 3% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98 | 103 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Houghton Regis Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/houghton-regis-primary-school-e109459): 440 m. Primary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Tithe Farm Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tithe-farm-primary-school-e109585): 560 m. Primary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Vincent's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-vincents-catholic-primary-school-e145325): 630 m. Primary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Lime Tree Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lime-tree-primary-academy-e148227): 1.2 km. Primary. Good (overall), February 2024. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [All Saints Academy Dunstable](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-academy-dunstable-e135946): 1.2 km. Secondary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 35.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [The Academy of Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-academy-of-central-bedfordshire-e139411): 1.4 km. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Standards maintained, December 2024

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/143850)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/143850)

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