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Samuel Whitbread Academy - Clifton

Open events for parents and carers

Tuesday 26 September 2023 – year 8

6pm to 8pm (presentations at 6:30pm, 7pm and 7:30pm).

Tuesday 3 October 2023 – year 8

6pm to 8pm (presentations at 6:30pm, 7pm and 7:30pm).

Tuesday 16 November 2023 – 6th form

Open evening.

Type of school

Upper School - Academy

Shefford Road

Clifton

Bedfordshire

SG17 5QS

Telephone

01462 629900

Email address
swa-info@bestacademies.org.uk
Website
https://www.samuelwhitbread.org.uk/
Fax

01462 629901

Headteacher

Nick Martin

Age range

13 to 18

Ofsted inspection
Published admission numbers (places available)

Year 9: 400

Designated measuring point

Reception office

Oversubscription criteria

Oversubscription criteria:

  • all ‘looked after’ children or children who were previously ‘looked after’, including children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted (see definition below)
  • children of permanent BEST staff (see definition)
  • children with siblings at the school
  • children living in the catchment
  • attendance at the traditional feeder schools – Robert Bloomfield and Henlow Church of England academies
  • any other children

Definition of 'children who appear to have been in state care outside of England'

Children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.

A child is regarded as having been in state care in a place outside of England if they were accommodated by a public authority, a religious organisation or any other provider of care whose sole purpose if to benefit society.

Definition of 'BEST staff'

Staff that work within BEST (Bedfordshire Schools Trust) on either a fulltime or part time basis. The parent must be a permanent member of the workforce and the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time of application and/or recruited to fill a vacant post where there is a demonstrable skill shortage.

Allocation statistics
Allocation statistics
Published admission number (PAN) Requests Places offered Last place offered
400 409 403 (allocated to 403 due to late EHCP) At the time of the initial allocation in March 2023 the last place offered was to a child in "Any other children" who lived at a distance of 11754,040 metres from the school
In-year admissions

Information for in-year admission during academic year September 2023 to July 2024

Admission number per year group: Year 9, 420 and Year 10, 380 and Year 11, 395

Oversubscription criteria: As above

Find out how to apply for in-year school admission

School closures

 

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School transport
School transport timetables
Report incorrect school information

If you believe any of the information on this page is incorrect, please email admissions@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk to let us know.

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SEND provision
https://www.samuelwhitbread.org.uk/page/?title=Learning+Support+%28SEND%29&pid=49