Castle Manor Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Haverhill, Suffolk
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.279 miles
Published by Suffolk County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Castle Manor Academy is a secondary school in Haverhill, Suffolk for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 18 December 2024. Suffolk has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Castle Manor Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.279 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 32% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Suffolk.
- The Year 7 2026 last distance offered was 1.279 miles, 4th shortest of the 18 Suffolk secondary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 5.19 miles.
- For Year 7 2026 there were 161 first-choice applications for 146 offers; 136 offers went to first-choice families and 25 first-choice families (16%) were not offered a place.
- Free school meals eligibility stands at 30% of pupils, against a middle figure of 22% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Suffolk.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Suffolk schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Eastern Avenue, Haverhill, CB9 9JE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Suffolk
- Pupils on roll
- 760 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 18 December 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are part of a caring community.”
- “It is a place where the values of ‘working hard, being kind’ can be seen across the school.”
- “The positive relationships between staff and pupils ensure that there is a culture of trust.”
To improve
- “However, recent outcomes have been variable.”
- “In some subjects, teachers do not routinely check pupils’ learning for gaps in knowledge, misconceptions and errors.”
- “As a result of this, pupils continue to misunderstand some important ideas, and mistakes persist.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 January 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) | 32% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 40.3 | 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: 161 first-preference applications, 146 offers in total, 136 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Suffolk.
- Samuel Ward Academy 0.9 mi Good
- Stour Valley Community School 6.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Newmarket Academy 11.5 mi Good
- Ormiston Sudbury Academy 13.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Thomas Gainsborough School 14.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- King Edward VI CEVC School 16.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Bury St Edmunds County High School 16.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Benedict's Catholic School 16.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published