Samuel Whitbread Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 2 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
- 1660 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.5%
- Girls
- 46.5%
- First language not English
- 2.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 10.4%
- Persistent absence
- 23.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.4%
White British 84.2%
Mixed 9.1%
Other White 3%
Other Asian 1.1%
Unclassified 0.9%
Other 0.7%
Other Black 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
African 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 12%
Local authority average 28%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.7
Local authority average 43.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.87
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 44 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 10 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 50 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 31 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 5 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 58 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 6 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 44 |
| Biology | GCSE | 85 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 105 |
Admissions
Samuel Whitbread Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 356
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 362
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 354
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 9 | 398 216 182 |
| Year 10 | 401 218 183 |
| Year 11 | 398 193 205 |
| Year 12 | 241 139 102 |
| Year 13 | 222 122 100 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 87.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 35.0% 40.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 52.0% 44.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 1.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.0% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 62.0% 57.1% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 17.0% 14.1% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 1.3% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.9% 2.4% |