Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

Central BedfordshireLocal Authority

Dunstable and Leighton BuzzardConstituency

LU5 5HHPostcode

1.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Central Bedfordshire, East of England.

It currently serves 206 pupils. Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy is part of Diocese of St Albans Multi-Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 27%
Higher standard: 10%
Reading score: 101
Maths score: 99

Ethnicity

White

63%

Asian

11%

Black

12%

Mixed

13%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

206

Total Pupils

46%Boys

54%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

36%

England average

27%

First language not English

40%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 206
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Diocese of St Albans Multi-Academy Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
13 Jul 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
14 Mar 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
24 Nov 2021	Inadequate	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	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.