Academy sponsor led · Suffolk

Felixstowe School

11–19Ages
1,169Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
137321URN

High Street, Felixstowe, IP11 9QR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.0per place

0.6 below Suffolk median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Suffolk

208 applications for 201 places · 40th of 41 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.3of 90

Suffolk 43.6 England 46.0

29th of 43 in Suffolk

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 4 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.0applications per place, Year 7

0.6 below Suffolk median (1.6) 1.2 below England median (2.2)

208 applications · 201 places offered · 194 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.0; Suffolk median median 1.6
2025 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.6
2024 1.0; Suffolk median median 1.6
2023 1.0; Suffolk median median 1.6
2022 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.6
2021 1.0; Suffolk median median 1.6
2020 1.0; Suffolk median median 1.4
2019 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.5
2018 1.0; Suffolk median median 1.5
2017 1.0; Suffolk median median 1.5
2016 1.0; Suffolk median median 1.5
2015 1.0; Suffolk median median 1.5
2014 1.0; Suffolk median median 1.5

More applications per place than the Suffolk median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Suffolk median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	201	208	1.0	194	0.97
Sep 2025	218	234	1.1	214	0.98
Sep 2024	236	241	1.0	223	0.94
Sep 2023	250	250	1.0	233	0.93
Sep 2022	208	220	1.1	203	0.98
Sep 2021	246	248	1.0	232	0.94
Sep 2020	233	221	1.0	188	0.81
Sep 2019	193	203	1.1	176	0.91
Sep 2018	229	231	1.0	193	0.84
Sep 2017	239	237	1.0	208	0.87
Sep 2016	198	206	1.0	177	0.89
Sep 2015	239	230	1.0	207	0.87
Sep 2014	202	196	1.0	161	0.80

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

224 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.329th of 43 in Suffolk

Suffolk 43.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths40%22nd of 43 in Suffolk

Suffolk 40% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths59%

Suffolk 62% England 66%

This school
Suffolk median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.48

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	224	40.3	40%	59%	–
2024/25	231	38.5	27%	49%	–
2023/24	202	35.8	26%	50%	−0.48
2022/23	205	39.1	28%	55%	−0.45

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Felixstowe SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.0applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
Harwich and Dovercourt High School
6.8 km · Essex

Requires significant improvement 2026

1.1applications per place 34.1Attainment 8
Ipswich Academy
11.9 km · Suffolk

Requires improvement2024

0.9applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
Kesgrave High School
12.1 km · Suffolk

Good2022

2.0applications per place 47.0Attainment 8
Holbrook Academy
12.2 km · Suffolk

2026

1.7applications per place 40.1Attainment 8
Copleston High School
13.1 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 48.3Attainment 8
St Alban's Catholic High School
13.5 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
Farlingaye High School
14.3 km · Suffolk

2026

1.7applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy
14.8 km · Suffolk

2026

1.2applications per place 36.0Attainment 8

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.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137321 · 935/4003
Trust: Unity Schools Partnership
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,500 pupils · 1,169 on roll
Free school meals: 25.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2011
Address: High Street, Felixstowe, IP11 9QR
Local authority: Suffolk · East Suffolk

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources