Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Angels Lane
 Houghton Regis
 Dunstable
 Bedfordshire LU5 5HH
Telephone: 01582 865466

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 2-11)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: Church of England
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2017
History: This school arose from Thomas Whitehead CofE School
Trust: Diocese of St Albans Multi-Academy Trust
Sponsor: Diocese of St Albans

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Natasha Chiswell (since September 2022)
Previous Headteacher: Soheila Mathison
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 10.1 / 12.67
Non-teaching Staff*: 15.56
Number of pupils: 210
Pupils Per Teacher: 20.8
Sex: Mixed (48% boys / 52% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 34.50% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 19.1%
Local child deprivation rate: 18.2% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 53.9%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 64.9%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 2.4km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Electoral Ward: Houghton Regis East
School Number: 8232006

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 17th June 2025 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Houghton Regis Primary School (0.5km) show on map
  2. Tithe Farm Primary School (0.5km) show on map
  3. St Vincent's Catholic Primary School (0.6km) show on map
  4. Lime Tree Primary Academy (1.1km) show on map
  5. All Saints Academy Dunstable (1.3km) show on map
  6. Thornhill Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  7. The Chiltern School (1.3km) show on map
  8. The Academy of Central Bedfordshire (1.3km) show on map
  9. Houstone School (1.3km) show on map
  10. The Vale Academy (1.7km) show on map
  11. Willow Nursery School (1.7km) show on map
  12. Hadrian Academy (1.8km) show on map
  13. Chantry Primary Academy (1.9km) show on map
  14. Stannard School (1.9km) show on map
  15. The Chalk Hills Academy (2.2km) show on map
  16. Westfield Nursery School (2.3km) show on map
  17. St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  18. Beecroft Academy (2.4km) show on map
  19. St Christophers Academy (2.4km) show on map
  20. Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School (2.4km) show on map
  21. Pastures Way Nursery School (2.5km) show on map
  22. Southfield Primary Academy (2.5km) show on map
  23. Weatherfield Academy (2.5km) show on map
  24. Priory Academy (2.5km) show on map
  25. Dunstable Icknield Lower School (2.5km) show on map
  26. Chalton Lower School (2.8km) show on map
  27. Lancot School (2.8km) show on map
  28. Watling Lower School (2.9km) show on map
  29. Ferrars Junior School (3.0km) show on map
  30. The Ferrars Academy (3.0km) show on map
  31. Pirton Hill Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  32. St. Augustine's Academy (3.1km) show on map
  33. Queensbury Academy (3.1km) show on map
  34. Lark Rise Academy (3.4km) show on map
  35. Ardley Hill Academy (3.4km) show on map
  36. Leagrave Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  37. Al Hikmah Boys School (3.5km) show on map
  38. The Gill Blowers Nursery School (3.5km) show on map
  39. Lealands High School (3.7km) show on map
  40. Challney High School for Girls (3.8km) show on map
  41. King's House Moorlands (3.8km) show on map
  42. Challney High School for Boys (3.8km) show on map
  43. Manshead Church of England Academy (4.0km) show on map
  44. St Mary's Catholic Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  45. Parklea Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  46. Totternhoe Church of England Academy (4.2km) show on map
  47. Beechwood Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  48. Waulud Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  49. Whitefield Primary Academy (4.6km) show on map
  50. Downside Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  51. Sundon Lower School (4.8km) show on map
  52. Toddington St George Church of England School (5.0km) show on map
  53. Stanbridge Lower School (5.0km) show on map
  54. Lea Manor High School (5.0km) show on map
  55. Woodlands Secondary School (5.0km) show on map
  56. Norton Road Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  57. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  58. Parkfields Middle School (5.2km) show on map
  59. The Meads Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  60. Hockliffe Lower School (5.3km) show on map
  61. Eaton Bray Academy (5.5km) show on map
  62. Foxdell Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  63. Maidenhall Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  64. Jamiatul Uloom Al - Islamia (5.8km) show on map
  65. Icknield Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  66. Bramingham Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  67. Active Support Education Centre (5.9km) show on map
  68. Denbigh Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  69. William Austin Junior School (6.0km) show on map
  70. Edlesborough Primary Academy (6.2km) show on map
  71. Mehria Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  72. Kensworth Church of England Academy (6.3km) show on map
  73. Beech Hill Community Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  74. William Austin Infant School (6.4km) show on map
  75. Grasmere Nursery School (6.4km) show on map
  76. Icknield High School (6.4km) show on map
  77. Warden Hill Junior School (6.4km) show on map
  78. Warden Hill Infant Academy (6.4km) show on map
  79. Whipperley Infant Academy (6.5km) show on map
  80. Caddington Village School (6.6km) show on map
  81. River Bank Primary School (6.7km) show on map
  82. The Stockwood Park Academy (6.8km) show on map
  83. St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School (6.8km) show on map
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  85. Denbigh High School (6.8km) show on map
  86. Dallow Primary School (6.8km) show on map
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  88. Harlington Lower School (6.9km) show on map
  89. Farley Junior Academy (7.0km) show on map
  90. Harlington Upper School (7.1km) show on map
  91. Bushmead Primary & Nursery School (7.3km) show on map
  92. Luton Sixth Form College (7.3km) show on map
  93. Rothesay Nursery School (7.3km) show on map
  94. Hillborough Junior School (7.5km) show on map
  95. Hillborough Infant and Nursery School (7.5km) show on map
  96. Chapel Street Nursery School (7.7km) show on map
  97. Richmond Hill School (7.7km) show on map
  98. St Matthew's Primary School (7.8km) show on map
  99. Lime Academy Hartwell (8.0km) show on map
  100. Chiltern Academy (8.1km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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