Samuel Ward Academy is a secondary school located in Haverhill. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 07/03/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Chalkstone Way, Haverhill, CB9 0LD
Website: http://www.samuelward.co.uk
Telephone: 01440761511
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Andrew Hunter
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136322

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 07/03/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1250
Number of Pupils: 1245
Number of Boys: 598
Number of Girls: 647

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 11% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.31 Confidence interval -0.48 to -0.13
Of the 213 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 211 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:78%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:35%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:43.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.1
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Westfield Primary Academy
Chalkstone Way , CB9 0BW 		3out of 4 497 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
New Cangle Community Primary School
Chapple Drive , CB9 0DU 		3out of 4 995 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Place Farm Primary Academy
Camps Road , CB9 8HF 		3out of 4 1,372 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Coupals Primary Academy
Chalkstone Way , CB9 0LB 		3out of 4 1,476 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School, Haverhill
School Lane , CB9 9DE 		3out of 4 2,098 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Samuel Ward Academy
Chalkstone Way , CB9 0LD 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Castle Manor Academy
Eastern Avenue , CB9 9JE 		3out of 4 1,527 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Broadlands Hall
, Little Wratting CB9 7UA 		- not rated 1,344 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Boys More About School
Churchill Special Free School
Chalkstone Way , CB9 0LB 		4out of 4 1,489 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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