Samuel Whitbread Academy is a highly successful and extremely popular upper school (Years 9-13) with 1700 students, which includes 470 in the Sixth Form and is the largest school in Central Bedfordshire, with a wealth of opportunities.
We offer an exceptional academic and extra-curricular experience in an outstanding learning environment where students are expected to work hard and achieve their best. We are a member of the Bedfordshire Schools Trust (BEST), a learning community of five nurseries and 11 schools, providing outstanding all-through 0-19 education. We have a clear set of values, mission statement and vision, which is to 'be the best that we can be'.

Students from seven local schools unite to discuss and debate pressing global issues.
Year 9 HPQ students explore Black British history through local heritage
Year 9’s Christmas Fair raises £833.46 for the East Anglian Air Ambulance
Our Lunchbox Lectures have got off to a fantastic start this term, with four inspiring talks already delivered to students across the academy. Topics have ranged from science at sea to Black migration...
We are proud to share the success of this year’s Rotary Shoebox Appeal, led by our Year 12 students in collaboration with Year 9–11 form groups. The initiative brought students together to...

Samuel Whitbread Academy
Shefford Road, Clifton, Shefford
Bedfordshire SG17 5QS
01462 629 900