Manningtree High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Manningtree, Essex
Manningtree High School is a secondary school in Manningtree, Essex for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 8 January 2025. Essex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Colchester Road, Lawford, Manningtree, CO11 2BW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 908 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 8 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils have responded positively to the changes recently implemented at Manningtree High School.”
- “Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), understand the increased aspiration the school now has for them.”
- “Pupils have answered this ambition by working hard.”
To improve
- “However, around school, pupils are not always encouraged to move with purpose and with consideration for others.”
- “However, how staff deal with disengaged behaviour or learning avoidance is not as consistent.”
- “This means that some pupils are allowed to become passive in class.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 February 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 53% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 48.6 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 179 first-preference applications, 202 offers in total, 179 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Year 7 2022 to 2026, as Essex published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Colchester Academy 5.9 mi Good Last distance published
- The Gilberd School 6.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Trinity School 6.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Helena School 7.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Colchester Royal Grammar School 8.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Thomas Lord Audley School 8.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Colne Community School 8.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Colchester County High School for Girls 8.5 mi Outstanding