Wetheringsett Manor School
Church Street, Wetheringsett – Cum- Brockford, Stowmarket, IP14 5QX
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Jeffries
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 100
- Pupils on roll
- 102
- URN
- 148058
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01449703935
About this school
Wetheringsett Manor School is an independent special school in Stowmarket. It teaches children aged 7 to 18 and has 102 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Wetheringsett Manor School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Wetheringsett Manor School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 2020, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 13.4 | 12.6 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 9.1% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.9 | 0.8 |
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 Wetheringsett 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 | Suffolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 37.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 13.4 | 37.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 12.6 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40 |
| 2023/24 | 62 |
| 2024/25 | 98 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 102
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pushforward Secondary School7.0 miles
Special schools · Stowmarket
-
OA - Suffolk7.7 miles
Academies · Stowmarket
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Finborough School9.0 miles
Independent schools · Stowmarket
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Framlingham College9.6 miles
Independent schools · Woodbridge
-
Centre Academy East Anglia12.8 miles
Special schools · Ipswich
Other schools in Stowmarket
- OA - Suffolk Academies
- Pushforward Secondary School Special schools
- Abbot's Hall Community Primary School Primary
- Bacton Primary School Primary
- Cedars Park Community Primary School Primary
- Chilton Community Primary School Primary
- Combs Ford Primary School Primary
- Crawford's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Freeman Community Primary School Primary
- Grace Cook Primary School Primary
- Great Finborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Helmingham Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Wetheringsett Manor School teach?
- Wetheringsett Manor School teaches children aged 7 to 18. It is a special school in Stowmarket.
- Who is the headteacher of Wetheringsett Manor School?
- The headteacher of Wetheringsett Manor School is Mr Mark Jeffries, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wetheringsett Manor School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Wetheringsett Manor School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Wetheringsett Manor School?
- Wetheringsett Manor School has 102 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 18.
- Is Wetheringsett Manor School full?
- Wetheringsett Manor School has capacity for 100 pupils and 102 on roll (102%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wetheringsett Manor School a faith school?
- No. Wetheringsett Manor School has no designated religious character.
- Is Wetheringsett Manor School a selective school?
- Yes. Wetheringsett Manor School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Wetheringsett Manor School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 13.4 in 2023/24 and 12.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Wetheringsett Manor School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wetheringsett 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 24 July 2026.