Samuel Whitbread Academy
About the school
Samuel Whitbread 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 March 2023
- Published
- 26 April 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 46.7
- 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
- 48.00%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 41.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 72.70%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 65.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 11.60%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 28.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.87
- Central Bedfordshire
- 3.75
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 35.94
AAB or better
- School
- 18.80%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1660
Girls
46.51%
Boys
53.49%
SEN support
11.45%
Education, health and care plan
5.18%
English as an additional language
2.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
12.61%
Overall absence
10.56
Persistent absence
27.5
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
393
Sustained education or employment
95%
Education
88%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
4%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
225
Sustained education or employment
89%
Higher education
48%
Further education
Less than 0.5%
Apprenticeship
12%
Employment
28%