Manshead Church of England Academy

Type Secondary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 11-19
Religion Church of England
Address Dunstable Road
Caddington
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU1 4BB
Phone 01582679400
Reference Number 144342

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1118
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.91%
Girls: 50.09%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 18.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 17.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 19.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 111 98 209
8 103 103 206
9 99 103 202
10 105 79 184
11 90 115 205
12 35 38 73
13 15 24 39

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 64.8%
White, Other 11.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 4.9%
African 3.4%
Mixed, Other 2.4%
Asian, Other 2.1%
Pakistani 1.9%
White & Asian 1.6%
Caribbean 1.6%
Indian 1.4%
White & Black (African) 1.3%
Unclassified 1.1%
Irish 0.3%
Chinese 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2021-10-19
Date Description Report
2021-09-15 School inspection: School inspection:

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
40.8 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 36.1% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 52.2% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
-0.53 Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 35.16 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 35.56 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade B- C C+
Average Grade (best 3) B- C C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 11.8% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 10 1
Third Preference 6 0
From another Local Authority 33 14

Previous Years

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Name Distance
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Dunstable Road, Caddington, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 4BB
0 miles
St. Augustine's Academy
Oakwood Avenue, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 4AS
0.53 miles
Ardley Hill Academy
Lowther Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 3NZ
0.84 miles
Watling Lower School
Bull Pond Lane, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 3BJ
1.03 miles
St Christophers Academy
Gorham Way, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 4NJ
1.24 miles
Lark Rise Academy
Cartmel Drive, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 3PT
1.26 miles
Hadrian Academy
Hadrian Avenue, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 4SR
1.32 miles
Willow Nursery School
Goldstone Crescent, Dunstable, LU5 4QU
1.39 miles
The Vale Academy
Wilbury Drive, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 4QP
1.47 miles
Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School
Leighton Court, Ashton St. Peters Primary School, Leighton Court, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 1EW
1.62 miles
Kensworth Church of England Academy
Common Road, Kensworth, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 3RH
1.69 miles
The Ferrars Academy
Macaulay Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 0LL
1.76 miles
Ferrars Junior School
Lewsey Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 0ES
1.8 miles
Chantry Primary Academy
Tomlinson Avenue, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 0QP
1.89 miles
St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School
Pastures Way, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 0PF
1.93 miles
Pastures Way Nursery School
Pastures Way, Luton, LU4 0PE
1.98 miles
Southfield Primary Academy
Pastures Way, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 0PE
2.02 miles
Downside Primary School
Chaul End Lane, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 8EZ
2.04 miles
Beecroft Academy
Westfield Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 1DW
2.04 miles
Westfield Nursery School
Westfield Road, Dunstable, LU6 1DL
2.05 miles
Name Distance
Priory Academy
Priory Academy, Britain Street, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 4JA
1.07 miles
Queensbury Academy
Langdale Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 3BU
1.38 miles
The Chalk Hills Academy
Leagrave High St, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 0NE
1.6 miles
Challney High School for Boys
Stoneygate Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 9TJ
1.91 miles
All Saints Academy Dunstable
Houghton Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 5AB
2.07 miles
Challney High School for Girls
Addington Way, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 9FJ
2.09 miles
Al Hikmah Boys School
145 High Street, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 9LE
2.15 miles
King's House Moorlands
King's House, High Street Leagrave, Luton, LU4 9JY
2.16 miles
Weatherfield Academy
Brewers Hill Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 1AF
2.19 miles
The Stockwood Park Academy
Rotheram Avenue, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 5PP
2.62 miles
Houstone School
Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5PX
2.78 miles
The Chiltern School
Parkside Drive, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 5PX
2.83 miles
Jamiatul Uloom Al - Islamia
364 - 370 Leagrave Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 1RF
2.87 miles
Active Support Education Centre
Unit 1 Britannia Estates, Leagrave Road, Luton, Beds, LU3 1RJ
2.94 miles
Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School)
82 - 86 Dunstable Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 1EH
3.07 miles
Denbigh High School
Alexandra Avenue, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 1HE
3.27 miles
Lealands High School
Sundon Park Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 3AL
3.31 miles
Woodlands Secondary School
Northwell Drive, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 3SP
3.57 miles
Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College
Northwell Drive, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 3TL
3.72 miles
Icknield High School
Riddy Lane, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 2AH
3.75 miles
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