Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Jan 26 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Unique reference
143850
Address
Angels Lane, Houghton Regis, LU5 5HH

Pupils

Number of Pupils
192 (59% of total capacity)
Boys
44.8%
Girls
55.2%
First language not English
24.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
31.3%
Persistent absence
35.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
20.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 50.5%
Mixed 11.4%
Other White 10.9%
African 10.9%
Indian 3.6%
Irish Traveller 2.1%
Gypsy/Roma 2.1%
Pakistani 2.1%
Other Asian 2.1%
Caribbean 1.6%
Unclassified 1.6%
Irish 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.2
WritingAverage-0.1
MathsBelow average-2.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 41%
Local authority average 52%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 3%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 100
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
22
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
11
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
7
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
11
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher22
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
8
5
3
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
1
1
0
Reception, Full-time
30
16
14
Year 1
16
5
11
Year 2
20
7
13
Year 3
28
18
10
Year 4
29
10
19
Year 5
30
9
21
Year 6
30
15
15
Year 2023-2024

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