The School Record

Published admissions and inspection figures for schools in England, from the DfE, Ofsted and local authorities.

Alternatives to Samuel Whitbread Academy

6 other secondary schools nearby, nearest first · back to Samuel Whitbread Academy

These are the nearest schools that take children at the same age, and that we hold figures for. They are listed by distance, nearest first. This is not a league table. Nothing here says one school is better than another.

Samuel Whitbread Academy, for comparison

1.02 first preferences per place in the 2025 intake, stable over the 5 most recent years held.

Ofsted ungraded inspection, March 2023: School remains Good

Nearby schools

School Distance 1st prefs per place Demand since Latest Ofsted Catchment
Stratton School
Biggleswade
7.2 km
4.5 mi
0.95 More families are naming it first
0.87 → 0.97
Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
none published
Fearnhill School
Letchworth
8.3 km
5.2 mi
0.88 Little change
0.85 → 0.92
Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
none published
The Priory School
Hitchin
8.6 km
5.4 mi
0.68 Fewer families are naming it first
1.01 → 0.71
School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
none published
Hitchin Boys' School
Hitchin
9.9 km
6.2 mi
1.31 More families are naming it first
1.08 → 1.25
Exceptional
Ofsted report card (current framework)
none published
The Knights Templar School
Baldock
10.3 km
6.4 mi
1.05 Little change
1.02 → 1.09
School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
none published
Hitchin Girls' School
Hitchin
10.4 km
6.5 mi
1.30 Little change
1.17 → 1.27
Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
none published

"1st prefs per place" means how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It is the newest year we hold for each school. It shows how many people want the school. It does not tell you if a child would get a place. "Catchment" says whether anyone publishes an area map for that school. Where nobody does, we hold no map, so we cannot say if an address is inside one.

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