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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 18 December 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 16 May 2019Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry265 applications · 146 places offered · 161 named it first
- 2026 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.6
- 2025 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.6
- 2024 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.6
- 2023 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.6
- 2022 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.6
- 2021 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.6
- 2020 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.4
- 2019 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.5
- 2018 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.5
- 2017 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.5
- 2016 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.5
- 2015 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.5
- 2014 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.5
- This school
- Suffolk median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 146 | 265 | 1.8 | 161 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2025 | 142 | 227 | 1.6 | 133 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2024 | 149 | 248 | 1.7 | 146 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2023 | 149 | 224 | 1.5 | 145 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2022 | 133 | 211 | 1.6 | 132 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2021 | 150 | 254 | 1.7 | 158 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2020 | 139 | 200 | 1.4 | 125 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2019 | 150 | 212 | 1.4 | 134 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2018 | 142 | 185 | 1.3 | 106 | 0.75 |
| Sep 2017 | 134 | 143 | 1.1 | 86 | 0.64 |
| Sep 2016 | 109 | 167 | 1.5 | 74 | 0.68 |
| Sep 2015 | 101 | 177 | 1.8 | 92 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2014 | 105 | 179 | 1.7 | 104 | 0.99 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 154 | 39.5 | 29% | 50% | – |
| 2024/25 | 146 | 40.3 | 32% | 51% | – |
| 2023/24 | 147 | 41.1 | 31% | 57% | −0.13 |
| 2022/23 | 137 | 43.8 | 37% | 61% | +0.04 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Castle Manor AcademyThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20241.8applications per place 39.5Attainment 8
- 1.4 km · SuffolkGood20221.3applications per place 38.2Attainment 8
- 10.8 km · CambridgeshireGood20242.0applications per place 48.8Attainment 8
- 11.1 km · SuffolkGood20231.6applications per place 44.5Attainment 8
- 15.5 km · EssexOutstanding20241.9applications per place 55.8Attainment 8
- 15.7 km · EssexRemains Good20231.6applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
- 18.4 km · EssexGood20232.7applications per place 50.7Attainment 8
- 18.4 km · SuffolkGood20231.4applications per place 43.6Attainment 8
- 18.7 km · CambridgeshireRemains Good20231.5applications per place 54.2Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 138162 · 935/4004
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 750 pupils · 760 on roll
- Free school meals
- 30.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- SEN unit
- Opened
- 1 June 2012
- Replaced
- Castle Manor Business and Enterprise College (URN 124788)
- Address
- Eastern Avenue, Haverhill, CB9 9JE
- Local authority
- Suffolk · West Suffolk
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources