13/02/25
Admissions Arrangements 2026
The Admissions Policy for September 2026 has now been finalised and officially published. You can access the full details here.
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30/01/25Samuel Whitbread Academy Hosts 2025 Model UN Event
Students from nine local schools united to discuss and debate pressing global issues.Read Full Story
29/01/25A Fond Farewell and Exciting New Beginnings
Mr Martin Announces Key Changes to Senior Leadership TeamRead Full Story
29/01/25Fundraising Success throughout the Academy
We are thrilled to share some wonderful news from Mr. Clark! The Christmas Fayre & non-uniform day, held on the last day of term, was not only a joyous occasion filled with fun activities and delicious treats, but also a fantastic opportunity to support the charities we care about as a school co...Read Full Story
28/01/25Police Crime Commissioner visits SWA
PCC John Tizard had a wonderful tour of our academy with Mr Martin and Mrs Linehan.Read Full Story
23/01/25January Excursions
January has been a busy month across the academy; read below to see what the students have been up to.Read Full Story
17/12/24Consultation on the Admission Arrangements for Samuel Whitbread Academy (September 2026)
In accordance with the statutory requirements set out in the School Admissions Code, we are required to undertake a six-week consultation on proposed changes to our admission arrangements. Please see our consultation and proposed policy below. The consultation will remain open until 12 noon...Read Full Story
15/09/23YEAR 13 AWARDS EVENING 2023
The annual Year 13 awards ceremony took place on Wednesday 13th September 2023. The evening celebrated the outstanding academic and social achievement of the Year 13 class of 2023. The ceremony was opened by Principal, Mr N Martin and Head Students Madeline and Max. The first set of...Read Full Story- 14/07/23
Year 9 High Attainers Black History Higher Project Qualification- A Qualified Success!
The exam board, Pearson, asked SWA to be a pilot school to show how the HPQ qualification (worth half a GCSE), to promote equality and diversity, particularly through the study of Black British History. Equality is an important value to this school, and this challenge was succ...Read Full Story 
31/03/23Year 9 High Attainers Black History – Pearson Pilot Project
Year 9 High Attainers have been challenged this year to complete an independent project on Black British History. This has been part of a pilot scheme from Pearson’s (Edexcel exam board) to make history more representative of the British population. We were chosen as a pilot school due...Read Full Story
10/03/23YEAR 9, SPOKEN WORLD POETRY SLAM
This week, a group of talented Year 9 students participated in Samuel Whitbread Academy's first ever spoken word poetry slam and they were fantastic! It was a great opportunity to be creative and explore their voice. Please click on the attachment below to read what our Year 9 students wro...Read Full Story
13/01/23YEAR 9 HIGHER PROJECT, VISIT TO SOUTHILL ESTATE
We have 26 Year 9 students who have been working on a Higher Project Qualification, this is an independent project which requires students to choose a title and research for themselves a title of their own design within the topic of Black British History. On Tuesday this group visited t...Read Full Story
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