School Chooser

Where to live in Suffolk for good schools

Schools in Suffolk average 45 on the School Chooser Score, 107th of 139 councils in England, and a typical home costs £290,000 (66th cheapest). House prices aren't published in enough detail to compare parts of the council, so the postcode districts below are ranked on their schools alone: the average score of the primaries and secondaries in each, and the best of each. Click a district for its full list and map.

#Postcode districtSchools scorePrimariesSecondariesBest primaryBest secondary
1IP235 primaries, 1 secondary70685 scored771 scoredThorndon Church of England Primary School 94Hartismere School 77
2CB813 primaries, 1 secondary666713 scored401 scoredMoulton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 99Newmarket Academy 40
3IP294 primaries, 0 secondaries63634 scored–All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall 95–
4IP54 primaries, 1 secondary61614 scored621 scoredBirchwood Primary School 93Kesgrave High School 62
5IP410 primaries, 4 secondaries60599 scored633 scoredSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich 96Northgate High School 75
6IP1311 primaries, 1 secondary595910 scored651 scoredAll Saints Church of England Primary School, Laxfield 93Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form 65
7IP306 primaries, 0 secondaries56566 scored–Great Whelnetham Church of England Primary School 84–
8IP324 primaries, 3 secondaries55494 scored633 scoredAbbots Green Primary Academy 93St Benedict's Catholic School 70
9IP85 primaries, 0 secondaries52525 scored–Sproughton Church of England Primary School 84–
10IP319 primaries, 2 secondaries51547 scored432 scoredNorton CEVC Primary School 87Thurston Community College 51
11IP217 primaries, 1 secondary50516 scored501 scoredWilby Church of England Primary School 98Stradbroke High School 50
12NR3310 primaries, 2 secondaries48529 scored282 scoredRed Oak Primary School 95East Point Academy 31
13IP1212 primaries, 1 secondary47508 scored261 scoredEyke Church of England Primary School 81Farlingaye High School 26
14CB910 primaries, 2 secondaries465010 scored292 scoredKedington Primary Academy 85Samuel Ward Academy 30
15NR3212 primaries, 3 secondaries464811 scored372 scoredOulton Broad Primary School 92Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics 47
16IP287 primaries, 1 secondary45487 scored271 scoredRisby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 67Mildenhall College Academy 27
17CO1017 primaries, 3 secondaries454616 scored443 scoredBoxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 85Thomas Gainsborough School 70
18IP1418 primaries, 3 secondaries434217 scored483 scoredGrace Cook Primary School 95Debenham High School 86
19NR3411 primaries, 2 secondaries424611 scored192 scoredWorlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 86Sir John Leman High School 36
20IP66 primaries, 1 secondary42415 scored431 scoredHenley Primary School 60Claydon High School 43
21IP194 primaries, 0 secondaries40404 scored–Bramfield Church of England Primary School 68–
22IP97 primaries, 1 secondary35387 scored141 scoredChelmondiston Church of England Primary School 84Holbrook Academy 14
23IP28 primaries, 2 secondaries33387 scored182 scoredSprites Primary Academy 75Chantry Academy 24
24IP110 primaries, 1 secondary31299 scored421 scoredHandford Hall Primary School 62Ormiston Endeavour Academy 42
25IP77 primaries, 1 secondary30297 scored311 scoredBildeston Primary School 74Hadleigh High School 31
26IP177 primaries, 0 secondaries28285 scored–Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 45–
27IP102 primaries, 0 secondaries27272 scored–Nacton Church of England Primary School 35–
28IP337 primaries, 2 secondaries24225 scored361 scoredGuildhall Feoffment Community Primary School 82King Edward VI CEVC School 36
29IP274 primaries, 1 secondary22214 scored301 scoredForest Academy 26Breckland School 30
30IP36 primaries, 1 secondary22256 scored51 scoredCliff Lane Primary School 72Ipswich Academy 5
31IP118 primaries, 1 secondary18186 scored141 scoredTrimley St Martin Primary School 38Felixstowe School 14
32IP182 primaries, 0 secondaries16162 scored–Reydon Primary School 25–
33IP161 primary, 1 secondary10131 scored71 scoredLeiston Primary School 13Alde Valley Academy 7
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How to read this

A district's score is the average School Chooser Score of its state primary and secondary schools that have a score. A district with only one scored school is shown but not ranked. A school counts in the postcode district of its own address, which isn't the same as its catchment area, so check the school's own Getting a place section before you choose a street.