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
Map of nearby schools
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).This schoolPrimarySecondaryAll-throughSpecialOther
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Nearby schools
nearest first35 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Clifton All Saints Academy, 0.6 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton All Saints AcademyAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Primary | 229 | Good, 2022 |
| Robert Bloomfield AcademyAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 962 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements |
| Shefford Lower SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 514 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2017) |
| Raynsford Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 246 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2015) |
| Henlow Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Secondary | 599 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements |
| Derwent Primary SchoolFoundation | 1.6 mi | Primary | 419 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2014) |
| Campton AcademyAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 128 | Good, 2023 |
| Southill Lower SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 78 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in 6 areas, Expected standard in 1 |
| Meppershall Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 2.1 mi | Primary | 238 | Good, 2024 |
| Stondon Lower SchoolCommunity | 2.5 mi | Primary | 136 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Oct 2012) |
| Langford Village AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 2.5 mi | Primary | 295 | Good, 2024 |
| Gothic Mede AcademyAcademy converter | 3.0 mi | Primary | 249 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2017) |
| Etonbury AcademyAcademy converter | 3.1 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 1,158 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Apr 2025, no grade given |
| Gravenhurst AcademyAcademy converter | 3.3 mi | Primary | 72 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Shillington Lower SchoolCommunity | 3.5 mi | Primary | 94 | Good, 2023 |
| Pix Brook AcademyFree schools | 3.8 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 1,011 | Good, 2024 |
| Haynes Lower SchoolCommunity | 3.9 mi | Primary | 136 | Good, 2023 |
| Fairfield Park Lower SchoolCommunity | 3.9 mi | Primary | 479 | Good, 2024 |
| Biggleswade AcademyAcademy converter | 4.0 mi | Primary | 839 | Good, 2024 |
| Roecroft Lower SchoolCommunity | 4.1 mi | Primary | 359 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| St Mary's VA CofE Lower SchoolVoluntary aided | 4.2 mi | Primary | 134 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2 |
| St Andrew's CofE VC Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 4.2 mi | Primary | 945 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 3 |
| Caldecote Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 4.3 mi | Primary | 85 | Good, 2024 |
| St Mary's CofE Academy StotfoldAcademy converter | 4.3 mi | Primary | 297 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (May 2016) |
| Esland Bedford SchoolOther independent special | 4.4 mi | Special | 41 | - |
| Lawnside AcademyAcademy converter | 4.4 mi | Primary | 283 | Good, 2023 |
| Pirton SchoolCommunity | 4.5 mi | Primary | 136 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 |
| Stratton SchoolAcademy converter | 4.5 mi | Secondary | 917 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| Ivel Valley School & CollegeCommunity special | 4.6 mi | Special | 261 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2014) |
| Northill CofE AcademyAcademy converter | 4.7 mi | Primary | 66 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2014, previous school) |
| Stonehill SchoolCommunity | 4.7 mi | Primary | 220 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2018) |
| Ickleford Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 4.8 mi | Primary | 213 | Ungraded inspection, May 2022Last graded Good (May 2013) |
| Northfields Infants and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 4.9 mi | Primary | 138 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| The Grange AcademyAcademy converter | 4.9 mi | Primary | 165 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| Edward Peake CofE VC SchoolVoluntary controlled | 5.0 mi | Secondary | 359 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 10% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 10 of 10).
Overall deprivation10
Income9
Employment10
Education and skills9
Health10
Crime8
Barriers to housing and services5
Living environment10
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 55
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