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
- 25.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.8%
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%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.2
WritingAverage-0.1
MathsBelow average-2.5
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
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
Applications
- 1st preference
- 11
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 7
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 11
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 22 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
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 |