74%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
53%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
48.6
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
43%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
786.8
EBacc APS · 2024/25
917
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 26/04/2018
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.6:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Manningtree High School · Secondary · Essex
Part ofALPHA TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
74%
-0pp
75%70%64%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 74%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
53%
+1pp
54%49%43%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 53%
Attainment 8
48.6
-0.6
53.350.447.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 48.6
EBacc entry
43%
+3pp
43%39%35%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 43%
EBacc APS
786.8
+53.2
813.0718.9624.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 786.8
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
917
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
14%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
22%
Contact
Address
Colchester Road, Lawford, Manningtree, CO11 2BW
Local authority
Essex
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 74% | 53% | 48.6 | Not applicable | 43% | 786.8 | 43% | 917 |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 52% | 49.2 | +0.15 | 40% | 733.5 | 41% | 905 |
| 2022/23 | 69% | 43% | 49.4 | +0.15 | 40% | 734.0 | 40% | 893 |
| 2021/22 | 75% | 54% | 53.3 | -0.11 | 35% | 813.0 | 37% | 873 |
| 2018/19 | 64% | 44% | 47.5 | -0.23 | 42% | 624.8 | 42% | 837 |
| 2017/18 | 66% | 41% | 44.9 | -0.22 | 29% | 594.5 | 31% | 804 |
| 2016/17 | 75% | 59% | 53.1 | +0.38 | 36% | — | 36% | 785 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 917 | 18.0 | 15% | 3% | 14% | 9% | 22% |
| 2023/24 | 905 | 18.5 | 10% | 3% | 13% | 9% | 24% |
| 2022/23 | 893 | 17.3 | 8% | 3% | 13% | 8% | 23% |
| 2021/22 | 873 | 19.1 | 6% | 2% | 13% | 8% | 23% |
| 2020/21 | 883 | 18.9 | 9% | 2% | 15% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 837 | 18.9 | 10% | 1% | 19% | 6% | 14% |
| 2017/18 | 804 | 17.9 | 9% | 1% | 20% | 5% | 13% |
| 2016/17 | 785 | 16.6 | 10% | 1% | 22% | 4% | 12% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.