Manningtree High School, Manningtree

In its own words: "At MHS, we are committed to modelling inclusivity and celebrating diversity. We aim to send out young people who will be champions of those values in the wider community."

In 2026, pupils at Manningtree High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.5 in Essex and 47 across England.

53% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 45% in Essex and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 48.6.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.15: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 32.7, against 52.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 20 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 179 families put Manningtree High School as their first choice and 475 named it as one of their preferences, for 202 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Manningtree High School are East Bergholt High School (2.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.8); and Holbrook Academy (5.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.1).

Manningtree High School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.

Manningtree High School is one of 5 schools run by Alpha Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 59.8 in 2024/25.

194 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Manningtree High School (as of September 2025): 71% would recommend the school, 71% say their child is happy there and 60% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (76%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (47%).

Of the 171 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 30% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

13.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Manningtree Rail Station, about 1040 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sports Centre (opposite), 40 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 29 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, other theft and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Essex (97).

In 2024/25, Manningtree High School issued 243 suspensions, 26.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Manningtree High School are Highfields Primary School (0.1 miles), Lawford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (0.4 miles), Stourview Church of England Primary Academy (1.5 miles) and Brooklands Primary School (1.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.