What year groups does Summerhill School teach?

Summerhill School teaches children aged 5 to 18. It is an independent school in Leiston.

Who is the principal of Summerhill School?

The principal of Summerhill School is Mrs Zoe Readhead, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.

Has Summerhill School been inspected?

Ofsted has not inspected Summerhill School 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 big is Summerhill School?

Summerhill School has 51 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 18.

Is Summerhill School full?

Summerhill School has capacity for 90 pupils and 51 on roll (57%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.

Is Summerhill School a faith school?

No. Summerhill School has no designated religious character.

Is Summerhill School a selective school?

No. Summerhill School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.

What are Summerhill School's exam results?

Where the Department for Education has published them, Summerhill School'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.

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Summerhill School

Summerhill School

Westward Ho, LEISTON, Leiston, IP16 4HY

Phase: Independent schools
School type: Other independent school
Ages: 5 to 18
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None
Principal: Mrs Zoe Readhead
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Boarding: Boarding school
Constituency: Suffolk Coastal
Setting: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Capacity: 90
Pupils on roll: 51
URN: 124870
Local authority: Suffolk
Website: School website
Telephone: 01728830540

About this school

Summerhill School is an independent school in Leiston. It teaches children aged 5 to 18 and has 51 pupils on roll.

Ofsted has not yet inspected Summerhill School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.

Ofsted judgement

Summerhill School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in March 1921, 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	9	5	4
Attainment 8 score	12.4	-	-
Progress 8 score	-	-	-
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	0%	-	-
Grade 4 or above in English and maths	0%	-	-
Entered the English Baccalaureate	0%	-	-
English Baccalaureate average point score	0.6	-	-

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 Summerhill School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.

Pupils on roll

Year	This school
2022/23	62
2023/24	51
2024/25	53

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: 6
Pupils on SEN support: 14

Location

Nearby schools

Compass Community School Aylward Park
Special schools

0.4 miles
Bramfield House School
Special schools · Halesworth

7.4 miles
Saint Felix School
Independent schools · Southwold

9.2 miles
Framlingham College
Independent schools · Woodbridge

9.9 miles
Leiston Primary School
Primary · Leiston

0.7 miles

Other schools in Leiston

Leiston Primary School Primary
Alde Valley Academy Secondary

Common questions

What year groups does Summerhill School teach?: Summerhill School teaches children aged 5 to 18. It is an independent school in Leiston.
Who is the principal of Summerhill School?: The principal of Summerhill School is Mrs Zoe Readhead, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
Has Summerhill School been inspected?: Ofsted has not inspected Summerhill School 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 big is Summerhill School?: Summerhill School has 51 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 18.
Is Summerhill School full?: Summerhill School has capacity for 90 pupils and 51 on roll (57%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
Is Summerhill School a faith school?: No. Summerhill School has no designated religious character.
Is Summerhill School a selective school?: No. Summerhill School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
What are Summerhill School's exam results?: Where the Department for Education has published them, Summerhill School'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.