Samuel Whitbread Academy
Shefford Road, Clifton, Shefford, SG17 5QS
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 13 to 18
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: Yes
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,657 (917 boys, 740 girls)
- Capacity: 1650
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 10.8%
- Telephone: 01462629900
- Ofsted: Good (31 Oct 2017); ungraded inspection 3 Mar 2023: School remains Good
- Attainment 8: 45.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 9 entry, September 2025): 409 applications, 356 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
Other schools in Central Bedfordshire
- Clifton All Saints Academy (0.7 miles, straight line)
- Robert Bloomfield Academy (1 miles, straight line)
- Shefford Lower School (1 miles, straight line)
- Raynsford Church of England Academy (1.5 miles, straight line)
- Henlow Church of England Academy (1.6 miles, straight line)
- Campton Academy (1.7 miles, straight line)
