Samuel Whitbread Academy

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Samuel Whitbread Academy
Address
Shefford Road, Clifton Shefford , Bedfordshire , SG17 5QS England
Coordinates	52°02′13″N 0°19′06″W / 52.03682°N 0.31835°W / 52.03682; -0.31835
Information
Type	Academy
Established	1973
Department for Education URN	137948 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Principal	Nick Martin
Gender	Co-educational
Age	13 to 18
Enrolment	1851
Houses	Moore, Obama, Rashford, Sims, Wishaw
Colour(s)	Black and yellow
Website	http://www.samuelwhitbread.org.uk/

Samuel Whitbread Academy is an Upper School and Sixth Form with Academy status serving the rural communities around the small market town of Shefford in Central Bedfordshire. Its school campus includes a nursery school and facilities for adult education.

The school has recently won the schools national vase at Twickenham. Both its under 18 and under 15 division went to Twickenham after both teams winning in the semi-finals at Allianz Park (Saracens' home ground). Impressively, both teams lifted the trophy at Twickenham and came home with two victories. The school were also recently crowned School of the Year at the National Rugby Awards.^[1]