Linton Village CollegeCastle Manor Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Linton Village College and Castle Manor Academy are secondary schools.
Linton Village College scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Castle Manor Academy scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Linton Village College is ahead on our composite score.
Linton Village College was judged Good and Castle Manor Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 52.4 for Linton Village College and 40.3 for Castle Manor Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Linton Village College (55.4 in 2021-22, 52.4 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Castle Manor Academy (41.6 in 2021-22, 40.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CambridgeLinton Village College | HaverhillCastle Manor Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C62/100Stronger figure | C55/100 | |
| Local ranking | 17th of 34 in Cambridgeshire | 23rd of 43 in Suffolk | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 803 | 757 | |
| Capacity | 918 | 750 | |
| Location | Cambridge, CB21 4JB | Haverhill, CB9 9JE | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 52.4 Stronger figure | 40.3 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 56.1% Stronger figure | 32.2% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71.3% Stronger figure | 51.4% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 41.5% Stronger figure | 6.2% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.75 Stronger figure | 3.04 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 164 | 146 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 803 | 757 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 16.4% | 29.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.8% | 14.4% | |
| SEN support | 8.5% | 12.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.4% | 7.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.4% Stronger figure | 9.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 15.5% Stronger figure | 25.3% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Linton Village College
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