Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Jun 17 2025 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
- 210 (60% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.6%
- Girls
- 52.4%
- First language not English
- 29.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.9%
- Persistent absence
- 21.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.9%
White British 48.1%
Other White 11.9%
Mixed 11.9%
African 11.9%
Indian 4.3%
Other Asian 3.3%
Gypsy/Roma 1.9%
Pakistani 1.9%
Irish Traveller 1.4%
Unclassified 1.4%
Caribbean 1%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other 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 27%
Local authority average 50%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 10%
Local authority average 3%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 99
Local authority average 103
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 22
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 13
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 3
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 13
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 5 2 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 8 4 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 6 5 1 |
| Reception, Full-time | 30 19 11 |
| Year 1 | 28 15 13 |
| Year 2 | 22 9 13 |
| Year 3 | 21 8 13 |
| Year 4 | 30 18 12 |
| Year 5 | 30 10 20 |
| Year 6 | 30 10 20 |