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Schools in Suffolk

  • 323State-funded schools
  • 255Primary
  • 43Secondary
  • 15Special
  • East of EnglandRegion
Applications per placeCircle size: applications
First choice · secondary 2026
93%
9 pts above England (84%)
7,204 families applied
First choice · primary 2026
95%
2 pts above England (92%)
6,492 families applied
Applications per place · secondary
1.6
0.6 below England median (2.2)
Median school
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How hard is it to get a place here?

DfE · families living in Suffolk
Secondary (Year 7) · Sept 2026
93%got their first choice
9 pts above England (84%)

7,204 applicants · 2.3% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 93%; England 84%
  2. 2025 92%; England 84%
  3. 2024 93%; England 83%
  4. 2023 93%; England 83%
  5. 2022 95%; England 83%
  6. 2021 93%; England 81%
  7. 2020 91%; England 82%
  8. 2019 90%; England 81%
  9. 2018 92%; England 82%
  10. 2017 93%; England 83%
  11. 2016 93%; England 84%
  12. 2015 93%; England 84%
  13. 2014 94%; England 85%
  • Suffolk
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20267,20492.7%97.7%2.3%
Sep 20257,40192.0%97.4%2.6%
Sep 20247,51392.8%97.7%2.3%
Sep 20237,81193.2%97.8%2.2%
Sep 20227,49794.7%98.5%1.5%
Sep 20217,35293.0%98.1%1.9%
Sep 20207,51291.2%96.8%3.2%
Sep 20197,44189.8%96.4%3.6%
Sep 20187,12391.6%97.1%2.9%
Sep 20176,88993.3%97.8%2.2%
Sep 20166,80293.1%97.8%2.2%
Sep 20156,43892.8%97.0%3.0%
Sep 20145,76793.8%98.0%2.0%
Primary (Reception) · Sept 2026
95%got their first choice
2 pts above England (92%)

6,492 applicants · 0.9% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 95%; England 92%
  2. 2025 96%; England 93%
  3. 2024 97%; England 93%
  4. 2023 96%; England 92%
  5. 2022 96%; England 92%
  6. 2021 95%; England 92%
  7. 2020 94%; England 90%
  8. 2019 94%; England 91%
  9. 2018 95%; England 91%
  10. 2017 94%; England 90%
  11. 2016 91%; England 88%
  12. 2015 90%; England 88%
  13. 2014 92%; England 88%
  • Suffolk
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20266,49294.9%99.1%0.9%
Sep 20256,48696.3%99.4%0.6%
Sep 20246,64796.6%99.4%0.6%
Sep 20236,89095.8%99.1%0.9%
Sep 20226,95895.8%99.2%0.8%
Sep 20217,01195.0%99.1%0.9%
Sep 20207,40293.6%98.5%1.5%
Sep 20197,37693.8%98.6%1.4%
Sep 20187,33694.5%98.7%1.3%
Sep 20177,36193.9%98.4%1.6%
Sep 20167,77390.8%97.5%2.5%
Sep 20157,65690.1%97.1%2.9%
Sep 20147,43491.8%97.7%2.3%

What has Ofsted found here?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report cards 45 schools of 323 · since November 2025

  • Inclusion
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Early years (31)
  • Post-16 provision (3)
  • Leadership and governance

Bar: share of schools; number of schools at each grade below.

Overall grade from Ofsted's previous framework 221 schools · graded 2011 to 2024

  • Outstanding14
  • Good195
  • Requires improvement10
  • Inadequate2

Includes grades confirmed by a later ungraded inspection. Not comparable with report cards.

Graded 2024/25, no overall grade 52 schools

Key judgementOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of education44062
Behaviour and attitudes103822
Personal development173221
Leadership and management84022

Not yet inspected (new or reorganised schools): 5.

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Secondary schools in Suffolk

43 schools · Year 7 entry 2026

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Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sorted by Attainment 8, highest first.

Sorted by the date of the latest Ofsted inspection, newest first.

Sorted by name.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeAttainment 8FSM
Northgate High School Graded · no overall grade2024 3.2 applications per place 49.5 20%
St Benedict's Catholic School Faith Standards maintained2025 2.5 applications per place 51.9 12%
St Alban's Catholic High School Faith Standards maintained2025 2.4 applications per place 45.3 21%
Bury St Edmunds County High School 2026 2.4 applications per place 44.8 26%
East Bergholt High School Remains Good2023 2.3 applications per place 49.8 17%
Beccles High School 2026 2.2small intake applications per place 25.4 50%
Copleston High School Remains Good2023 2.2 applications per place 48.3 20%
Claydon High School 2025 2.2 applications per place 45.2 23%
Kesgrave High School Good2022 2.0 applications per place 47.0 15%
Ixworth High School Graded · no overall grade2025 2.0 applications per place 39.7 22%
Stowupland High School Requires improvement2023 1.9 applications per place 40.1 29%
Sybil Andrews Academy Good2023 1.9 applications per place 52.6 15%
Stradbroke High School Remains Good · improving2023 1.9small intake applications per place 47.4 22%
King Edward VI CEVC School Faith Standards maintained2024 1.8 applications per place 42.4 22%
Castle Manor Academy Standards maintained2024 1.8 applications per place 39.5 30%
Holbrook Academy 2026 1.7 applications per place 40.1 23%
Ormiston Denes Academy Graded · no overall grade2025 1.7 applications per place 37.7 58%
Pakefield High School Good2023 1.7 applications per place 42.3 38%
Farlingaye High School 2026 1.7 applications per place 45.2 19%
Chantry Academy Good2024 1.6 applications per place 36.7 39%
Debenham High School Faith Good2023 1.6 applications per place 51.5 14%
Stour Valley Community School Good2023 1.6 applications per place 44.5 19%
Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form Good2023 1.6 applications per place 47.8 19%
Sir John Leman High School 2026 1.6 applications per place 46.7 23%
Stowmarket High School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.6 applications per place 42.5 21%
Bungay High School 2026 1.5 applications per place 42.1 26%
Ormiston Sudbury Academy 2026 1.5 applications per place 43.2 36%
Thomas Gainsborough School Graded · no overall grade2024 1.5 applications per place 46.7 20%
Thurston Community College Remains Good2024 1.5 applications per place 45.9 19%
East Point Academy 2026 1.4 applications per place 49.2 44%
Newmarket Academy Good2023 1.4 applications per place 43.6 23%
Hartismere School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.4 applications per place 52.4 12%
Alde Valley Academy Requires improvement2024 1.3 applications per place 33.9 33%
Breckland School Remains Good2022 1.3 applications per place 38.9 26%
Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics Graded · no overall grade2025 1.3 applications per place 46.6 31%
Ormiston Endeavour Academy Remains Good2022 1.3 applications per place 40.4 32%
Samuel Ward Academy Good2022 1.3 applications per place 38.2 18%
Hadleigh High School Standards maintained2024 1.3 applications per place 45.6 23%
Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy 2026 1.2 applications per place 36.0 42%
Mildenhall College Academy Remains Good2024 1.2 applications per place 39.5 24%
Westbourne Academy Special measures Graded · no overall grade2025 1.1 applications per place 38.2 39%
Felixstowe School Good2024 1.0 applications per place 40.3 26%
Ipswich Academy Requires improvement2024 0.9 applications per place 40.3 42%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Primary schools in Suffolk

255 schools · Reception entry 2026

Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

The 25 with the most applications per place. Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeSATs standardFSM
Hartest Church of England Primary School Faith Good2024 7.5small intake applications per place 57% 31%
Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Faith Remains Good2024 6.3small intake applications per place – 15%
Stoke-by-Nayland Church of England Primary School Faith Good2023 5.3small intake applications per place – 60%
Benhall St Mary's Church of England Primary School Faith Not yet inspected 3.8small intake applications per place 56% 39%
Copdock Primary School Remains Outstanding2023 3.7small intake applications per place 50% 6%
Waldringfield Primary School Requires improvement2023 3.7small intake applications per place – 22%
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hadleigh Faith Standards maintained2025 3.5small intake applications per place 46% 24%
Whatfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Faith Good2023 3.5small intake applications per place – 30%
Grace Cook Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 3.4 applications per place – 10%
Charsfield Church of England Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 3.3small intake applications per place 60% 18%
Kingsfleet Primary School Remains Good2024 3.3 applications per place 52% 20%
Sproughton Church of England Primary School Faith Improved significantly2025 3.2small intake applications per place 87% 10%
The Pines Primary School Good2022 3.2 applications per place 61% 5%
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich Faith Outstanding2024 3.1 applications per place 75% 10%
Norton CEVC Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 3.0 applications per place 83% 12%
Birchwood Primary School Remains Outstanding2022 3.0 applications per place 73% 10%
Helmingham Primary School and Nursery 2026 3.0small intake applications per place – 13%
Wortham Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 3.0small intake applications per place 72% 7%
St Gregory Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Faith Remains Good2022 3.0 applications per place 64% 25%
Henley Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 2.9small intake applications per place 67% 7%
Somersham Primary School Standards maintained2025 2.9small intake applications per place 56% 11%
Exning Primary School 2026 2.9 applications per place 75% 16%
Hundon Community Primary School Standards maintained2025 2.9small intake applications per place 43% 17%
Ickworth Park Primary School Good2024 2.8 applications per place – 14%
The Oaks Primary School Standards maintained2024 2.8 applications per place 67% 33%

The 25 with the most applications per place. Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

All 255 primary schools, by district:

Special schools and other provision

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