Samuel Ward Academy

Academy converterSecondaryAges 11–18MixedSixth form

Chalkstone Way, Haverhill, CB9 0LD

Headteacher · Mr Tom Johnston

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 18 September 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils1,076Capacity 1,250

OfstedGoodInspected 1 November 2022

TrustUnity Schools Partnership

Free school meals17.7%

Good

Graded inspection on 1 November 2022.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Year 7 applications close 31 October 2026

For September 2027. Apply through Suffolk council, not the school. National offer day is 1 March 2027.

All 148 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered186

Applications242

First choice148

First-choice offers148

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).