Manor SchoolThe Ferrers School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Manor School and The Ferrers School are secondary schools.

  • Manor School scores 37 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and The Ferrers School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). The Ferrers School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Manor School was judged Inadequate and The Ferrers School was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 40.0 for Manor School and 38.9 for The Ferrers School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Manor School (44.1 in 2021-22, 40.0 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Ferrers School (42.8 in 2021-22, 38.9 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Manor School versus The Ferrers School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WellingboroughManor SchoolRushdenThe Ferrers SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF37/100D49/100Stronger figure
Local ranking19th of 19 in North Northamptonshire 16th of 19 in North Northamptonshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: InadequateOfsted: ExpectedStronger figure
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-19 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll967 940
Capacity900 1,100
LocationWellingborough, NN9 6PA Rushden, NN10 8LF
GCSE results
Attainment 840.0 Stronger figure38.9 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths31.3% Stronger figure26.5% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths52.0% Stronger figure48.3% 64.8%
Entering EBacc16.2% 46.3% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.28 3.50 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort179 147
A-level results
A-level entries52 52
A-level average points32.4 Stronger figure30.0 35.0
A-level average gradeC+ C
Best 3 A-levels points34.9 Stronger figure32.8 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects8.8% 16.7% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census967 940
Free school meals (ever 6)22.8% 20.1%
English as an additional language6.8% 3.3%
SEN support14.7% 3.0%
SEN with an EHC plan2.6% 3.5%
Attendance
Overall absence9.2% Stronger figure10.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence29.0% 26.1% 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.

Manor School

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