School Chooser

Secondary schools in Suffolk

There are 46 secondary schools in Suffolk, teaching 40,632 pupils. Of the 42 with a score, 5 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 20 do worse.

Best in EnglandPrimary schools in SuffolkAll schools in SuffolkPlaces within
Pupils from low-income families26%average across these schools
Doing better than similar schools5 of 42scored schools in the top two bands
New-style Ofsted report cards8inspected since November 2025
Good or outstanding (old grades)194 requires improvement or inadequate
Full or nearly full15 of 43schools with 98% or more of places taken
Average class size23.0one-teacher classes, January census
Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Secondary schools (46)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#SchoolPupilsLow incomeOfstedScoreLikely range
1Debenham High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Stowmarket71414%Good 20238682 to 91
2Hartismere SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Eye1,06212%No overall grade 20257769 to 82
3Northgate High SchoolCouncil · ages 11-18 · Ipswich1,75020%No overall grade 20247568 to 81
4Thomas Gainsborough SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Sudbury1,60320%No overall grade 20247062 to 77
5St Benedict's Catholic SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Bury St Edmunds96812%Not inspected7061 to 77
6Thomas Mills High School & Sixth FormAcademy · ages 11-18 · Woodbridge1,05619%Good 20236554 to 73
7Sybil Andrews AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Bury St. Edmunds65715%Good 20236352 to 72
8Copleston High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Ipswich1,93020%Good 20236353 to 71
9Kesgrave High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Ipswich1,87515%Good 20226252 to 70
10East Bergholt High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Colchester90217%Good 20235948 to 68
11Bury St Edmunds County High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Bury St Edmunds65726%Report card 20265545 to 65
12Thurston Community CollegeCouncil · ages 11-18 · Bury St Edmunds1,51219%Good 20245142 to 61
13Stradbroke High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Eye35322%Good 20235037 to 63
14St Alban's Catholic High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Ipswich96721%Good 20205040 to 60
15Stowmarket High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Stowmarket90121%No overall grade 20254939 to 60
16Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and MathematicsAcademy · ages 11-16 · Lowestoft1,26331%No overall grade 20254736 to 57
17Claydon High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Ipswich76523%Report card 20254333 to 53
18Ormiston Endeavour AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Ipswich79332%Good 20224231 to 53
19Newmarket AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Newmarket79723%Good 20234030 to 51
20Stour Valley Community SchoolFree school · ages 11-16 · Sudbury56919%Good 20233727 to 48
21Sir John Leman High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Beccles1,40423%Report card 20263628 to 47
22King Edward VI CEVC SchoolChurch of England · ages 11-16 · Bury St Edmunds1,18922%Not inspected3628 to 46
23Ixworth High SchoolFree school · ages 11-16 · Ixworth51222%No overall grade 20253424 to 47
24East Point AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Lowestoft84644%Good 20223123 to 41
25Hadleigh High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Ipswich71223%Not inspected3123 to 41
26Samuel Ward AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18 · Haverhill1,07618%Good 20223022 to 39
27Breckland SchoolFree school · ages 11-16 · Brandon61526%Good 20223021 to 40
28Bungay High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Bungay92226%Report card 20262921 to 38
29Castle Manor AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Haverhill76030%Not inspected2820 to 38
30Ormiston Denes AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Lowestoft71158%No overall grade 20252820 to 37
31Mildenhall College AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18 · Mildenhall1,31724%Good 20242720 to 35
32Farlingaye High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Woodbridge1,86119%Report card 20262620 to 34
33Pakefield High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Lowestoft67938%Good 20232519 to 35
34Ormiston Sudbury AcademyAcademy · ages 11-19 · Sudbury71036%Report card 20262519 to 34
35Chantry AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Ipswich1,00639%Good 20242418 to 32
36Felixstowe SchoolAcademy · ages 11-19 · Felixstowe1,16926%Good 20241410 to 19
37Holbrook AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Ipswich58423%Report card 20261410 to 20
38Stoke High School - Ormiston AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Ipswich81142%Report card 2026118 to 16
39Stowupland High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Stowmarket84629%Requires improvement 202385 to 11
40Westbourne AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Ipswich98939%Report card 202675 to 10
41Alde Valley AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Leiston64533%Requires improvement 202474 to 10
42Ipswich AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18 · Ipswich98142%Requires improvement 202453 to 7
43Beccles High SchoolFree school · ages 11-16 · Beccles18250%Requires improvement 202421 to 3
Learning Support, Northern Area Education OfficeMiscellaneous · ages 5-16 · Lowestoft––Not inspected–
Learning Support, Southern Area Education OfficeMiscellaneous · ages 5-16 · Ipswich––Not inspected–
Learning Support, Western Area Education OfficeMiscellaneous · ages 5-16 · Bury St Edmunds––Not inspected–

Secondary schools by town in Suffolk

Beccles2 schoolsBrandon1 schoolsBungay1 schoolsBury St Edmunds5 schoolsBury St. Edmunds1 schoolsEye2 schoolsFelixstowe1 schoolsHaverhill2 schoolsIpswich13 schoolsLeiston1 schoolsLowestoft5 schoolsNewmarket1 schoolsStowmarket3 schoolsSudbury3 schoolsWoodbridge2 schools

Secondary schools in nearby areas

Essex81 schoolsHertfordshire82 schoolsNorfolk57 schoolsCambridgeshire35 schoolsCentral Bedfordshire27 schoolsPeterborough16 schoolsBedford14 schoolsLuton13 schoolsSouthend-on-Sea12 schoolsThurrock13 schools

About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.