Manshead Church of England Academy
About the school
Manshead Church of England Academy is an open secondary school in Central Bedfordshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 3 February 2026
- Published
- 19 April 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 43
- Central Bedfordshire
- 43.6
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Central Bedfordshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 37.20%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 41.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 55.60%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 65.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 11.10%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 28.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.64
- Central Bedfordshire
- 3.75
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C-
Average A-level points
- School
- 27.42
AAB or better
- School
- 9.10%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1146
Girls
48.69%
Boys
51.31%
SEN support
11.43%
Education, health and care plan
5.24%
English as an additional language
19.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
19.92%
Overall absence
10.5
Persistent absence
31.15
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
192
Sustained education or employment
93%
Education
92%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
5%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
61
Sustained education or employment
85%
Higher education
54%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
25%