Samuel Ward Academy
Chalkstone Way, Haverhill, CB9 0LD
Local ranking27th of 43 secondary schools in Suffolk
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1250
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 43.8 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 42.1% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 60.5% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 20.5% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 3.8 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 195
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Continued in education
- 89.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 79.0%
- Higher education
- 36.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 36.0%
- Not sustained
- 17.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25D
Avg A-Level Grade
21.1
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
20.9
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
49
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 3.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 26.1
- 16-18 Cohort
- 135
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1152
- Boys
- 582 (51%)
- Girls
- 570 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1250 (92% full)
- SEND
- 12.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 18.9%
- EAL
- 14.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.5%
- SEN Support
- 10.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 21.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 52.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,047/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 26.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 72.4%
- White Other: 7.7%
- Other: 7.7%
- Mixed Other: 3.3%
- Asian Indian: 2.5%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.8%
- Asian Other: 1.6%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.6%
72.4%
White British
7.7%
White Other
7.7%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 136322
- UKPRN
- 10032209
- Establishment No.
- 4102
- Trust
- UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP