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Secondary schools in Suffolk, ranked

The 43 secondary schools here are ranked by their average Attainment 8 score in 2024/25, from the Department for Education's published results. Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26, so it cannot be used.

Exam results are one part of the picture, and rankings never include Ofsted judgements: inspections from different eras cannot fairly be compared. Special schools and independent schools are not ranked, because their published figures do not compare fairly either. Each school's own page has its inspection history and context.

  1. 1
    Debenham High School

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    55.7
    Attainment 8
  2. 2
    Hartismere School

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    53.0
    Attainment 8
  3. 3
    Northgate High School

    Community school

    50.6
    Attainment 8
  4. 4
    49.8
    Attainment 8
  5. 5
    St Benedict's Catholic School

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    49.8
    Attainment 8
  6. 6
    Kesgrave High School

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    49.7
    Attainment 8
  7. 7
    Sybil Andrews Academy

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    49.5
    Attainment 8
  8. 8
    48.4
    Attainment 8
  9. 9
    East Bergholt High School

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    47.8
    Attainment 8
  10. 10
    Thurston Community College

    Community school

    46.9
    Attainment 8
  11. 11
    Copleston High School

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    46.9
    Attainment 8
  12. 12
    46.9
    Attainment 8
  13. 13
    Thomas Gainsborough School

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    46.1
    Attainment 8
  14. 14
    Newmarket Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    45.9
    Attainment 8
  15. 15
    King Edward VI CEVC School

    Voluntary controlled school

    45.4
    Attainment 8
  16. 16
    Claydon High School

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    45.0
    Attainment 8
  17. 17
    44.9
    Attainment 8
  18. 18
    Sir John Leman High School

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    44.8
    Attainment 8
  19. 19
    44.5
    Attainment 8
  20. 20
    Stradbroke High School

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    44.3
    Attainment 8
  21. 21
    Ixworth High School

    Free schools

    44.0
    Attainment 8
  22. 22
    Samuel Ward Academy

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    43.8
    Attainment 8
  23. 23
    Farlingaye High School

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    43.8
    Attainment 8
  24. 24
    Hadleigh High School

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    43.6
    Attainment 8
  25. 25
    Ormiston Endeavour Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    42.8
    Attainment 8
  26. 26
    Breckland School

    Free schools

    42.4
    Attainment 8
  27. 27
    Bungay High School

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    41.7
    Attainment 8
  28. 28
    Holbrook Academy

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    41.2
    Attainment 8
  29. 29
    Stowupland High School

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    41.1
    Attainment 8
  30. 30
    Stowmarket High School

    Academy sponsor led

    40.5
    Attainment 8
  31. 31
    Ormiston Denes Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    40.5
    Attainment 8
  32. 32
    Castle Manor Academy

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    40.3
    Attainment 8
  33. 33
    Westbourne Academy

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    39.7
    Attainment 8
  34. 34
    Ormiston Sudbury Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    39.6
    Attainment 8
  35. 35
    East Point Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    39.5
    Attainment 8
  36. 36
    Felixstowe School

    Academy sponsor led

    38.5
    Attainment 8
  37. 37
    Pakefield High School

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    38.4
    Attainment 8
  38. 38
    Ipswich Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    37.6
    Attainment 8
  39. 39
    Mildenhall College Academy

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    37.4
    Attainment 8
  40. 40
    34.3
    Attainment 8
  41. 41
    Chantry Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    33.9
    Attainment 8
  42. 42
    Alde Valley Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    33.7
    Attainment 8
  43. 43
    Beccles High School

    Free schools

    27.6
    Attainment 8

Common questions

Which is the best secondary school in Suffolk?
By 2024/25 exam results alone, Debenham High School ranks first of 43 ranked secondary schools in Suffolk, with an average Attainment 8 score of 55.7. Results reflect each school's cohort as well as its teaching, so treat the ranking as a starting point rather than a verdict.
How are schools in Suffolk ranked?
Secondary schools are ranked by their average Attainment 8 score in 2024/25, from the Department for Education's published results; Progress 8 is suspended nationally, so it cannot be used. Ofsted judgements are never part of the ranking, because inspections from different eras cannot fairly be compared, and special and independent schools are not ranked because their published figures do not compare fairly.
How many secondary schools are ranked in Suffolk?
43 secondary schools in Suffolk published 2024/25 results and are ranked here. Schools without published results, special schools and independent schools are listed on the area's own page instead.

Exam results come from the Department for Education's school performance service and cover the 2024/25 academic year. Schools without published results for that year are not listed.