Manshead Church of England Academy

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

Central BedfordshireLocal Authority

Luton South and South BedfordshireConstituency

LU1 4BBPostcode

3.2

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Manshead Church of England Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Central Bedfordshire, East of England.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,134 pupils. Manshead Church of England Academy is part of Diocese of St Albans Multi-Academy Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 3 Feb 2026 · published 19 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

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 Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 43
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 37.2%
EBacc average point score: 3.64

Ethnicity

White

77%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,134

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

20%

England average

27%

First language not English

21%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,134
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Diocese of St Albans Multi-Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 Oct 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
11 Jan 2016	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.