Manningtree High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Essex
Colchester Road, Manningtree, CO11 2BW
70
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 08/01/2025
Application demand
84%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.0%
22.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
908
Capacity used
Over capacity102%
886 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
84%
1st preference success rate
174 of 207 families who put it first got an offer
186
Places offered
513
Total applications
2.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 207 | 174 | ● 84% |
| 2nd preference | 139 | 6 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 84 | 4 | ● 5% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 83 | 2 | ● 2% |
| Total | 513 | 186 | 36% |
1st preference success by year
Essex lets families list 6 preferences. 44 applications came from outside the council area (7 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Benjamin Briggs
- Address
- Colchester Road, Lawford, Manningtree, CO11 2BW
- Phone
- 01206392852
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward / constituency
- Lawford, Manningtree & Mistley · Harwich and North Essex
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137945
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 13% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ALPHA TRUST
908 pupils · 886 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
08 January 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 939 pupils
Attendance
91.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 49.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.15 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 52% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.29 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 52.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 73.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 42.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.32 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 182 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 185 | 21% | 60% | 77% | |
| Mathematics | 181 | 24% | 57% | 77% | |
| English Literature | 175 | 17% | 67% | 82% | |
| Combined Science | 137 | 4% | 39% | 66% | |
| History | 114 | 21% | 38% | 55% | |
| Design & Technology | 83 | 11% | 36% | 47% | |
| Geography | 70 | 14% | 39% | 56% | |
| Religious Studies | 59 | 32% | 58% | 68% | |
| Art and Design | 53 | 25% | 51% | 75% | |
| French | 45 | 20% | 60% | 80% | |
| Physics | 44 | 39% | 93% | 100% | |
| Biology | 43 | 40% | 95% | 100% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Essex council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.