Stour Valley Community SchoolCastle Manor Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Stour Valley Community School and Castle Manor Academy are secondary schools.
Stour Valley Community School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Castle Manor Academy scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Stour Valley Community School is ahead on our composite score.
Stour Valley Community School was judged Good and Castle Manor Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.5 for Stour Valley Community School and 39.5 for Castle Manor Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Stour Valley Community School (52.2 in 2021-22, 44.5 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Castle Manor Academy (41.6 in 2021-22, 39.5 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SudburyStour Valley Community School | HaverhillCastle Manor Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C56/100Stronger figure | D53/100 | |
| Local ranking | 18th of 43 in Suffolk Stronger figure | 26th of 43 in Suffolk | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Free schools | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 569 | 760 | |
| Capacity | 575 | 750 | |
| Location | Sudbury, CO10 8PJ | Haverhill, CB9 9JE | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 44.5 Stronger figure | 39.5 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 42.5% Stronger figure | 28.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 61.1% Stronger figure | 50.0% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 113 | 154 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 569 | 757 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 19.3% | 29.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 0.9% | 14.4% | |
| SEN support | 11.4% | 12.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.8% | 7.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.1% | 9.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 25.5% | 25.3% Stronger figure | 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.
Stour Valley Community School
Castle Manor Academy
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