Samuel Whitbread Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 3 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 13 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Unique reference
- 137948
- Address
- Shefford Road, Clifton, SG17 5QS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1670 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.7%
- Girls
- 47.3%
- First language not English
- 2.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 8.7%
- Persistent absence
- 25.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.8%
White British 85.2%
Mixed 7.7%
Other White 3.1%
Unclassified 1.6%
Other Asian 0.7%
Other 0.6%
Other Black 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Indian 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
African 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.18
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 11%
Local authority average 28%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 49%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.8
Local authority average 44.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.89
Local authority average 3.78
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 16 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 7 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 25 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 40 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 32 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 11 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 57 |
| Biology | GCSE | 86 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 156 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 85 |
Admissions
Samuel Whitbread Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 394
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 464
- 2nd preference
- 34
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 392
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 9 | 410 223 187 |
| Year 10 | 402 193 209 |
| Year 11 | 400 212 188 |
| Year 12 | 230 130 100 |
| Year 13 | 228 122 106 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 85.5% 85.6% |
Further education | 31.0% 35.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 54.0% 48.0% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 1.8% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 5.3% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.3% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 4.5% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.4% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 69.0% 61.0% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 22.0% 20.2% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.8% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.0% 2.2% |