Ofsted inspection · 25/01/2023
Overview of Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy · Primary · Central Bedfordshire
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
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2024/25
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 39% | 0% | 61% | 29% | 50% | 0% | 57% | 4% | 50% | 57% | 103.0 | 98.0 | 101.0 | — | — | — | 21% | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 27% | 10% | 50% | 23% | 50% | 13% | 33% | 13% | 63% | 47% | 101.0 | 99.0 | 100.0 | — | — | — | 28% | 192 |
| 2022/23 | 41% | 3% | 59% | 21% | 55% | 7% | 41% | 14% | 76% | 52% | 102.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 | -1.20 | -0.10 | -2.50 | 24% | 205 |
| 2018/19 | 42% | 0% | 61% | 21% | 52% | 0% | 45% | 3% | 70% | 67% | 102.0 | 98.0 | 103.0 | -1.60 | -6.50 | -5.70 | 17% | 321 |
| 2017/18 | 48% | 3% | 58% | 16% | 71% | 19% | 65% | 6% | 81% | 68% | 103.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 | -2.70 | -1.20 | -3.20 | — | 328 |
| 2016/17 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | — | New school |
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 210 | 21.4 | 21% | 30% | 36% | 7% | 20% |
| 2023/24 | 192 | 17.7 | 28% | 24% | 34% | 8% | 30% |
| 2022/23 | 205 | 19.9 | 24% | 21% | 31% | 8% | 25% |
| 2021/22 | 209 | 15.6 | 25% | 22% | 28% | 8% | 28% |
| 2020/21 | 229 | 18.3 | 21% | 25% | 22% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 321 | 35.6 | 17% | 20% | 24% | 5% | 15% |
| 2017/18 | — | 20.9 | — | — | — | 4% | 10% |
| 2016/17 | — | — | — | — | — | 4% | 12% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.