Samuel Ward Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D51
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Haverhill, CB9 0LD
- Distance
- 1.4km away
Castle Manor Academy
Eastern Avenue, Haverhill, CB9 9JE
Local ranking26th of 43 secondary schools in Suffolk
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
750
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 18 December 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 39.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 28.6% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 50.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 154
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 88.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 757
- Boys
- 361 (48%)
- Girls
- 399 (53%)
- Capacity
- 750 (101% full)
- SEND
- 20.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 29.7%
- EAL
- 14.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 7.9%
- SEN Support
- 12.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 39.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,625/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 25.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 78.0%
- White Other: 8.9%
- Asian Indian: 3.1%
- Mixed Other: 2.9%
- Black African: 2.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.0%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.7%
- Asian Other: 0.7%
78.0%
White British
8.9%
White Other
3.1%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Eastern Avenue
Haverhill, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 138162
- UKPRN
- 10037474
- Establishment No.
- 4004
- Trust
- UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
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