Samuel Whitbread Academy

State-Funded School

samuel-whitbread-academy-central-bedfordshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

Central BedfordshireLocal Authority

HitchinConstituency

SG17 5QSPostcode

6.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Samuel Whitbread Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 13–18, located in Central Bedfordshire, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,657 pupils. Samuel Whitbread Academy is part of Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 46.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 48%
EBacc average point score: 3.87

Ethnicity

White

88%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,657

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

11%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 13 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,657
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 3 March 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
11 Dec 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.