Manor School
Mountbatten Way, Raunds, Wellingborough, NN9 6PA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- NENE EDUCATION TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Adam Crawte
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Nene Education Trust
- Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 851
- URN
- 137613
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01933623921
About this school
Manor School is a secondary academy in Wellingborough. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 851 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Manor School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Sixth form
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: serious weaknesses.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 171 | 174 | 179 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.8 | 41.8 | 40.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.50 -0.71 to -0.29 | -0.32 -0.54 to -0.11 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 27% | 34.5% | 31.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 50% | 57.5% | 52% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 30% | 19.5% | 16.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Manor School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39.8 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.8 | 36.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 40 | 36.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,027 |
| 2023/24 | 1,007 |
| 2024/25 | 967 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Manor School compares
Manor School ranked 14th of 19 secondary schools in North Northamptonshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 39% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40 | 9.2% | 22.8% | 851 | — |
| The Ferrers School | 38.9 | 10.2% | 20.1% | 937 | 3.6 miles |
| Huxlow Academy | 41.9 | 9.6% | 24.8% | 783 | 3.9 miles |
| Rushden Academy | 41.6 | 9.3% | 25.7% | 961 | 4.4 miles |
| Sir Christopher Hatton Academy | 50.2 | 8.1% | 19.4% | 1,440 | 7.3 miles |
| The Latimer Arts College | 44.8 | 8.8% | 19.8% | 1,219 | 7.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 16 July 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report5 March 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.79%
- English as an additional language
- 6.8%
- Overall absence
- 9.2%
- Persistent absence
- 28.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Ferrers School3.6 miles
Secondary · Rushden
-
Huxlow Academy3.9 miles
Secondary · Irthlingborough
-
Rushden Academy4.4 miles
Secondary · Rushden
-
Sir Christopher Hatton Academy7.3 miles
Secondary · Wellingborough
-
The Latimer Arts College7.3 miles
Secondary · Kettering
Other schools in Wellingborough
Manor School ranks 4th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Wellingborough.
- Sir Christopher Hatton Academy Secondary
- Weavers Academy Secondary
- Wollaston School Secondary
- Wrenn School Secondary
- Croyland Nursery School & Day Nursery Nursery
- Highfield Nursery School Nursery
- All Saints CEVA Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Bozeat Community Primary School Primary
- Croyland Primary School Primary
- Finedon Mulso Church of England Junior School Primary
- Finedon Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Manor School teach?
- Manor School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Wellingborough.
- Who is the principal of Manor School?
- The principal of Manor School is Mr Adam Crawte, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Manor School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Manor School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Manor School?
- Manor School has 851 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Manor School full?
- Manor School has capacity for 900 pupils and 851 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Manor School a faith school?
- No. Manor School has no designated religious character.
- Is Manor School a selective school?
- No. Manor School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Manor School part of an academy trust?
- Manor School is part of NENE EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Manor School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.8 in 2022/23 and 40 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Manor School compare with other schools in North Northamptonshire?
- Manor School ranked 14th of 19 secondary schools in North Northamptonshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 39% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Manor School's absence rate?
- Manor School's overall absence rate is 9.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Manor School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Manor School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.