Stoke College
Ashen Lane, Stoke-by-Clare, Sudbury, CO10 8JE
This school is closed (it closed in July 2026).
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Head
- Mrs Kim Terrar
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- West Suffolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 200
- Pupils on roll
- 119
- URN
- 124865
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
About this school
Stoke College was an independent school in Sudbury. It taught children aged 11 to 18 and had 119 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Stoke College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in April 1958, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 23 | 15 | 20 |
| Attainment 8 score | 31.1 | 35.8 | 36.2 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 4% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Stoke College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Suffolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 31.1 | 37.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 35.8 | 37.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36.2 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 150 |
| 2023/24 | 119 |
| 2024/25 | 104 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 2
- Pupils on SEN support
- 25
Location
Nearby schools
-
Churchill Special Free School3.7 miles
Free Schools · Haverhill
-
Broadlands Hall4.1 miles
Special schools · Haverhill
-
Barnardiston Hall Preparatory School4.8 miles
Independent schools · Haverhill
-
Teaseldown School5.9 miles
Special schools · Halstead
-
The Yellow House School6.4 miles
Special schools · Halstead
Other schools in Sudbury
- Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Belchamp St Paul Church of England Primary School Primary
- Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Cavendish Church of England Primary School Primary
- Clare Community Primary School Primary
- Glemsford Primary Academy Primary
- Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Hundon Community Primary School Primary
- Lavenham Community Primary School Primary
- Long Melford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Pot Kiln Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's Bulmer Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Recorded changes at this school
- Status changed from open to closed recorded 23 Jul 2026
Common questions
- What ages does Stoke College teach?
- Stoke College taught children aged 11 to 18. It was an independent school in Sudbury.
- Has Stoke College been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Stoke College under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Stoke College?
- Stoke College had 119 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- How have Stoke College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 31.1 in 2022/23 and 36.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Stoke College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stoke College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.