Academy sponsor led · Suffolk

Ormiston Sudbury Academy

11–19Ages
710Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
138506URN

Tudor Road, Sudbury, CO10 1NW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

close to Suffolk median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Suffolk

192 applications for 131 places · 25th of 41 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

43.2of 90

Suffolk 43.6 England 46.0

23rd of 43 in Suffolk

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 24 February 2026Published 17 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

24 February 2026
Report card · 5 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
12 September 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

1.5applications per place, Year 7

close to Suffolk median (1.6) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

192 applications · 131 places offered · 131 named it first

2026 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.6
2025 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.6
2024 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.6
2023 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.6
2022 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.6
2021 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.6
2020 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.4
2019 1.0; Suffolk median median 1.5
2018 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.5
2017 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.5
2016 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.5
2015 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.5
2014 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.5

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	131	192	1.5	131	1.00
Sep 2025	136	192	1.4	117	0.86
Sep 2024	112	174	1.6	103	0.92
Sep 2023	150	177	1.2	100	0.67
Sep 2022	156	192	1.2	99	0.63
Sep 2021	151	189	1.3	111	0.74
Sep 2020	125	178	1.4	110	0.88
Sep 2019	155	161	1.0	91	0.59
Sep 2018	140	154	1.1	92	0.66
Sep 2017	89	169	1.9	85	0.96
Sep 2016	127	210	1.7	115	0.91
Sep 2015	115	185	1.6	105	0.91
Sep 2014	100	183	1.8	89	0.89

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

141 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)43.223rd of 43 in Suffolk

Suffolk 43.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths34%29th of 43 in Suffolk

Suffolk 40% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths55%

Suffolk 62% England 66%

This school
Suffolk median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.30

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	141	43.2	34%	55%	–
2024/25	101	39.6	42%	54%	–
2023/24	123	41.3	32%	59%	−0.30
2022/23	150	35.8	19%	39%	−0.62

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

Ormiston Sudbury AcademyThis school
This school

2026

1.5applications per place 43.2Attainment 8
Thomas Gainsborough School
2.9 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
Stour Valley Community School
10.5 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.6applications per place 44.5Attainment 8
Hedingham School and Sixth Form
12.1 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
The Ramsey Academy, Halstead
12.7 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 46.5Attainment 8
Hadleigh High School
15.9 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2024

1.3applications per place 45.6Attainment 8
Honywood School
19.1 km · Essex

Good2022

3.2applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
The Trinity School
19.3 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.9applications per place 49.6Attainment 8
The Gilberd School
19.3 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

3.9applications per place 49.9Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 138506 · 935/4008
Trust: Ormiston Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 800 pupils · 710 on roll
Free school meals: 35.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2012
Replaced: Sudbury Upper School and Arts College (URN 124796)
Address: Tudor Road, Sudbury, CO10 1NW
Local authority: Suffolk · Babergh

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