Samuel Whitbread Academy

School Name: Samuel Whitbread Academy
Address: Shefford Road, Clifton
Town/City: Shefford
County: Bedfordshire
Postcode: SG17 5QS
Telephone Number: 01462 629900
Website: http://www.samuelwhitbread.org.uk/

Phase: Secondary (ages 13-18)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
Trust: Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited
Sponsor: Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited

Principal: Mr Nicholas Martin
Capacity: 1650
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1657 (55% boys & 45% girls)
Enrollment: 100% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 12.8%

• ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder

URN: 137948
DfE Number: 823/4079
UKPRN: 10036748
UPRN: 100081252196
Region: East of England (E12000006)
District: Central Bedfordshire (E06000056)
Constituency: Hitchin (E14001289)
Electoral Ward: Clifton, Henlow & Langford (E05014401)

Easting & Northing: 515448E, 238938N
Latitude & Longitude: 52° 2' 14.89" N 0° 19' 5.48" W
Plus Code: 9C4X2MPJ+XP

DfE Record: View record

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