UK Schools
Manshead Church of England Academy
Manshead Church of England Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Luton, Central Bedfordshire Council, teaching 1,134 pupils aged 11 to 19. Ofsted graded achievement as Needs attention at its most recent inspection in February 2026. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 43 (England 46.1). Its 2025–2026 calendar lists 14 holidays and 5 INSET days.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Manshead Church of England Academy.
Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Manshead Church of England Academy.
- 2 Training Day
- 3 Year 7 and Year 12 Only Start
- 4 All Year Groups Start
- 9 Year 6 Open Evening (4:00pm – 7:30pm)
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 3 Training Day
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day Bank Holiday
- 26 Boxing Day Bank Holiday
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day Bank Holiday
- 5 Training Day
- 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
- 23 Training Day (Trust Wide)
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday Bank Holiday
- 6 Easter Monday Bank Holiday
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 20 Training Day
- 21–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Training Day Sep 2, 2025 Inset Day
- Year 7 and Year 12 Only Start Sep 3, 2025 Event
- All Year Groups Start Sep 4, 2025 Event
- Year 6 Open Evening (4:00pm – 7:30pm) Oct 9, 2025 Event
- Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
- Training Day Nov 3, 2025 Inset Day
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Training Day Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- Training Day (Trust Wide) Feb 23, 2026 Inset Day
- Easter Holiday Mar 30 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term Holiday May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- Training Day Jul 20, 2026 Inset Day
- Summer Holiday Jul 21 - Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- New Year's Day Bank Holiday Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday Bank Holiday Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday Bank Holiday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day Bank Holiday Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day Bank Holiday Dec 26, 2025 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Manshead Church of England Academy with Central Bedfordshire Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 43 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 27.42 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
This school Central Bedfordshire Council England
Attendance 31.2% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 93% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 85% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Manshead Church of England Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Manshead Church of England Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.