Pushforward Secondary School

Special · ages 14-16MixedIndependentStowmarket Suffolk

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Pushforward Secondary School is an independent special school in Stowmarket for boys and girls aged 14 to 16.

Summer House, 24 Bury Road, Stowmarket, IP14 1JF0330 818 0186not known headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2026: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

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Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll–

Places12

Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m21112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences

Local crime rate64 per 1,000 people29% lower than the England average

Typical house price£315,472Mid Suffolk

Nearest bus stop150 mBeech Terrace, 12 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

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School	Type	Distance	Pupils	Ofsted	Score
Chilton Community Primary School	Academy	420 m	133	Not inspected	25	Compare
Stowmarket High School	Academy	980 m	901	No overall grade 2025	49	Compare
Wood Ley Community Primary School	Council	0.6 miles	307	Report card 2026	37	Compare
Abbot's Hall Community Primary School	Academy	0.7 miles	366	Not inspected	58	Compare
Grace Cook Primary School	Free school	0.8 miles	203	No overall grade 2025	95	Compare
OA - Suffolk	Academy alternative provision sponsor led	0.8 miles	2	Good 2023	–	Compare
Cedars Park Community Primary School	Academy	0.9 miles	389	Good 2023	64	Compare
Combs Ford Primary School	Academy	1.2 miles	299	No overall grade 2025	6	Compare

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Questions parents ask

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How many pupils does Pushforward Secondary School have?

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Contact and details

Address: Summer House, 24 Bury Road, Stowmarket, IP14 1JF
Telephone: 0330 818 0186
Headteacher: not known
Type of school: Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase: Special school, ages 14-16
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None
Local authority: Suffolk
Ward: Chilton
Constituency: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened: 24 March 2026 (new provision)
URN: 152344 · LAESTAB 9356037

Official record Government performance tables Download this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from

School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
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