Manningtree High School
Colchester Road, Manningtree, CO11 2BW
908 pupils · 102% of 886 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ALPHA TRUST
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 13.3%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 January 2025, published 4 February 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 52.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 73.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 42.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.89 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 202 | 179 | 475 | 201 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 186 | 207 | 513 | 186 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 187 | 180 | 500 | 187 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 185 | 203 | 494 | 185 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 186 | 223 | 482 | 186 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 174 | 181 | 458 | 174 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 168 | 193 | 506 | 168 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 171 | 211 | 464 | 171 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- East Bergholt High School 4.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Holbrook Academy 8.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Colchester Academy 9.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Gilberd School 9.8 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- The Trinity School 9.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Helena School 12.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.