How many schools are in Suffolk?

OfferDay lists 366 schools in Suffolk, including 253 primary schools and 43 secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Suffolk?

Every school in Suffolk is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Suffolk?

OfferDay ranks schools in Suffolk where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

How many towns are in the Suffolk local authority?

OfferDay groups the Suffolk schools across 35 towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

Schools in the Suffolk local authority

Suffolk has 366 schools listed on OfferDay across 35 towns.

1 nursery school · 253 primary schools · 43 secondary schools · 5 sixth forms and colleges · 40 special and alternative provision schools · 19 independent schools · 5 other establishments

About schools in Suffolk

Most of the 366 schools listed in Suffolk are primary schools. Its 43 secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at five sixth forms and colleges.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 59%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 236 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 42.6; average Attainment 8 score, across the 58 schools with published results

Top schools in Suffolk

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 Palgrave Church of England Primary School 100%
2 Red Oak Primary School 88%
3 Ringshall School 88%
4 Sproughton Church of England Primary School 87%
5 St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich 87%
6 Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 86%
7 Glemsford Primary Academy 86%
8 Kedington Primary Academy 84%

Secondary

1 Debenham High School 55.7
2 Hartismere School 53.0
3 Northgate High School 50.6
4 Bury St Edmunds County High School 49.8
5 St Benedict's Catholic School 49.8
6 Kesgrave High School 49.7
7 Sybil Andrews Academy 49.5
8 Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form 48.4

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Suffolk.

Schools not listed under a town

These schools have no town recorded in the national register.

Compass Community School Aylward Park
Other independent special school · Ages 7 to 17
Ness Point School
Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 16
Fairstead House
Other independent school · Ages 3 to 11
Ipswich High School
Other independent school · Ages 3 to 19

Common questions about schools in Suffolk

How many schools are in Suffolk?: OfferDay lists 366 schools in Suffolk, including 253 primary schools and 43 secondary schools.
Who inspects schools in Suffolk?: Every school in Suffolk is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
Which are the best schools in Suffolk?: OfferDay ranks schools in Suffolk where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.
How many towns are in the Suffolk local authority?: OfferDay groups the Suffolk schools across 35 towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.