Manor SchoolRushden Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Manor School and Rushden Academy are secondary schools.

  • Manor School scores 37 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Rushden Academy scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Rushden Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Manor School was judged Inadequate and Rushden Academy was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 40.0 for Manor School and 41.6 for Rushden Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Manor School (44.1 in 2021-22, 40.0 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Rushden Academy (43.3 in 2021-22, 41.6 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Manor School versus Rushden Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WellingboroughManor SchoolRushdenRushden AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF37/100D52/100Stronger figure
Local ranking19th of 19 in North Northamptonshire 15th of 19 in North Northamptonshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: InadequateOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-19 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll967 932
Capacity900 1,295
LocationWellingborough, NN9 6PA Rushden, NN10 6AG
GCSE results
Attainment 840.0 41.6 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths31.3% Stronger figure27.2% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths52.0% 57.0% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc16.2% Stronger figure13.9% 40.5%
EBacc average point score3.28 3.39 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort179 151
A-level results
A-level entries52 47
A-level average points32.4 Stronger figure23.9 35.0
A-level average gradeC+ D+
Best 3 A-levels points34.9 Stronger figure25.6 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects8.8% Stronger figure6.9% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census967 932
Free school meals (ever 6)22.8% 25.7%
English as an additional language6.8% 11.8%
SEN support14.7% 11.6%
SEN with an EHC plan2.6% 2.3%
Attendance
Overall absence9.2% Stronger figure9.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence29.0% 25.5% Stronger figure15.8%

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

A-level average points

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.

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