Secondary
Manshead Church of England Academy
Dunstable Road, Caddington, Luton, LU1 4BB
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1134 of 1350 places
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Religious character
- Yes
- Sixth form
- Yes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Trust
- DIOCESE OF ST ALBANS MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of St Albans
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- InclusionNeeds attention
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Sixth formExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
September 2021
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
GCSE results
37%
43.0
14th of 14 by our score, among the secondary schools in Luton we can score - 18 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.64 |
| Entered the EBacc | 11% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% |
| A level average points per entry | 27.42 |
| A level students | 66 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 24% |
| 22/23 | 31% |
| 23/24 | 36% |
| 24/25 | 37% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 37.4 |
| 22/23 | 35.2 |
| 23/24 | 31.5 |
| 24/25 | 27.4 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.70 |
| 22/23 | -0.40 |
| 23/24 | -0.53 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 39.2 |
| 22/23 | 39.6 |
| 23/24 | 40.8 |
| 24/25 | 43.0 |
Dunstable Road, Caddington, Luton, LU1 4BB
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Central Bedfordshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mark Little
- Address
- Dunstable Road, Caddington, Luton, LU1 4BB
- Telephone
- 01582679400