Schools in Haverhill
Haverhill has 15 schools coordinated by Suffolk County Council, including 10 primaries and two secondaries - Samuel Ward Academy and Castle Manor Academy. The town has grown significantly through new residential development, and school places have been under sustained pressure in recent years.
All 9 schools with Ofsted judgements are rated Good or Outstanding - an unusually high proportion that reflects strong local provision. Average fill rate is 91%, with 5 schools oversubscribed. With 10 of the 15 schools operating as academies, each sets its own admissions criteria; families should check the individual academy policy for faith or specialist criteria alongside Suffolk County Council's coordinated scheme.
School demand in Haverhill
Across the 15 schools in Haverhill with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 91%. 5 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
2 schools in Haverhill have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
10 of the schools in Haverhill are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Suffolk, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
9 of the schools in Haverhill have a current Ofsted rating, of which 9 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Haverhill: 4 oversubscribed (10)
New Cangle Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Haverhill · CB9 0DU
Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Haverhill · CB9 7HY
Place Farm Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Haverhill · CB9 8HF
Kedington Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Haverhill · CB9 7QZ
Westfield Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Haverhill · CB9 0BW
Coupals Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Haverhill · CB9 0LB
Burton End Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Haverhill · CB9 9DE
St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School, Haverhill
Primary · Academy converter
HAVERHILL · CB9 9DE
Clements Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Haverhill · CB9 8NJ
Steeple Bumpstead Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Haverhill · CB9 7ED
Secondary Schools in Haverhill (2)
Other Schools in Haverhill (3)
Barnardiston Hall Preparatory School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Haverhill · CB9 7TG
Broadlands Hall
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Haverhill · CB9 7UA
Churchill Special Free School
Not applicable · Free schools special
Haverhill · CB9 0LB
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Haverhill are set by Suffolk and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.