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Samuel Whitbread Academy

Academy converter secondary school in Shefford (Central Bedfordshire).

Attainment 8
45.7
▼ 0.5 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
42.9%
▼ 3pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
89.4%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
17.8
▲ 1.1 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
10.8%
▼ 17pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
8.9%
▼ 5pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
100%
1,657 / 1,650 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Ungraded inspection
inspected Mar 2023

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).

Samuel Whitbread Academy is a secondary school located in Shefford, Central Bedfordshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 13 to 18 and currently has 1,660 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,650. It is part of the BEDFORDSHIRE SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED. The school is led by Mr Nicholas Martin.

Enrichment

7 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Coding
  • Dance
  • Drama
  • Duke of Edinburgh
  • Netball
  • Stem
  • Textiles

Awards

1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Duke of EdinburghPersonal development

Key facts

URN
137948
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Ages
13 to 18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Hitchin
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2012

Governing body (15 current, 5 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Ms Flora BurtChair of Local Governing BodyAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2028
Mrs Alison Wilshaw FormerChair of Local Governing BodyAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · term ended 2025

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Alison WilshawLocal GovernorAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027
Sharon DickmanLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027
Sally MitchellLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2028
Nathan GardinerLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2028
Sophie KerslakeLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2028
Gary SmithLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027
Richard HooperLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027
John HudsonLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Chris HubbardLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027
Julia HaynesLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027
Joe DeriloLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · until 2028
Emma AppadooLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · until 2028
Miss Yvonne BrownLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2020 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Nick MartinLocal GovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2016
Captain James Poole FormerLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · term ended 2026
Lee Bowling FormerLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · term ended 2026
Ms Flora Burt FormerLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2025
Mrs Jennie Conde FormerLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2019 · term ended 2026

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record