Best Schools in Haverhill

How many schools are there in Haverhill?

Haverhill has 15 open schools: 10 state primary, 2 state secondary or all-through, 1 independent and 2 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Haverhill are rated Outstanding?

1 school in Haverhill was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Churchill Special Free School. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 14 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Churchill Special Free School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Haverhill get the best GCSE results?

Of the 3 schools in Haverhill with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Castle Manor Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 39.5 and 29% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Samuel Ward Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 38.2 and 32% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Churchill Special Free School, with an Attainment 8 score of 29.9 and 17% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Castle Manor AcademySamuel Ward AcademyChurchill Special Free School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Haverhill have the best SATs results?

Of the 10 primary schools in Haverhill with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary School (100% in reading, 91% in maths); Kedington Primary Academy (94% in reading, 94% in maths); and Coupals Primary Academy (84% in reading, 84% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolKedington Primary AcademyCoupals Primary Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Haverhill?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Haverhill selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Haverhill have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Haverhill have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Haverhill?

Apply to your council - Suffolk or Essex, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.