# Alternatives to Stour Valley Community School

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Stour Valley Community School and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Stour Valley Community School, for comparison

1.04 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Samuel Ward Academy, Haverhill](/school/136322/samuel-ward-academy) | 6.1 mi west | 0.80 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Ormiston Sudbury Academy, Sudbury](/school/138506/ormiston-sudbury-academy) | 6.5 mi east | 1.00 | 2026 | Expected standard | no | not recorded |
| [Hedingham School and Sixth Form, Halstead](/school/139153/hedingham-school-and-sixth-form) | 6.6 mi south | 0.94 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [Castle Manor Academy, Haverhill](/school/138162/castle-manor-academy) | 6.9 mi west | 1.10 | 2026 | Standards maintained | no | yes |
| [Thomas Gainsborough School, Sudbury](/school/141639/thomas-gainsborough-school) | 8.0 mi south-east | 0.96 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [The Ramsey Academy, Halstead, Halstead](/school/139248/the-ramsey-academy-halstead) | 9.5 mi south | 0.93 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/136757/stour-valley-community-school/alternatives
The school this compares against: /school/136757/stour-valley-community-school