Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy

Academy sponsor led · Primary school · Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire
LU5 5HH
Composite score
25.4

Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy at a glance

Located in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 210 pupils aged 2 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 39% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well below the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 12.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 98 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#14,003
National rank
#1574
In East of England
#42
In Central Bedfordshire
Top 95%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
39%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
98.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 210 % FSM ever-6 36.1% % EAL 29.5% Age range 2–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Church of England

Location

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