Finborough School
The Hall, Great Finborough, Stowmarket, IP14 3EF
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Steven Clark
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 700
- Pupils on roll
- 716
- URN
- 124892
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01449773600
About this school
Finborough School is an independent school in Stowmarket. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 716 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Finborough School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Finborough School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in February 1978, 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 | 69 | 65 | 82 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.4 | 37.0 | 37.5 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 3% | 0% | 1.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 3% | 0% | 1.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 1% | 0% | 1.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
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 Finborough School 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 | 43.4 | 37.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 37 | 37.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 37.5 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 680 |
| 2023/24 | 659 |
| 2024/25 | 680 |
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
- 20
- Pupils on SEN support
- 104
Location
Nearby schools
-
OA - Suffolk1.4 miles
Academies · Stowmarket
-
Pushforward Secondary School2.1 miles
Special schools · Stowmarket
-
Centre Academy East Anglia3.8 miles
Special schools · Ipswich
-
Gable End4.6 miles
Special schools · Hitcham
-
Old Buckenham Hall School4.8 miles
Independent schools · Ipswich
Other schools in Stowmarket
- Abbot's Hall Community Primary School Primary
- Bacton Primary School Primary
- Cedars Park Community Primary School Primary
- Chilton Community Primary School Primary
- Combs Ford Primary School Primary
- Crawford's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Freeman Community Primary School Primary
- Grace Cook Primary School Primary
- Great Finborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Helmingham Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Mendlesham Primary School Primary
- Old Newton Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Finborough School teach?
- Finborough School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is an independent school in Stowmarket.
- Who is the headteacher of Finborough School?
- The headteacher of Finborough School is Mr Steven Clark, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Finborough School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Finborough 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 Finborough School?
- Finborough School has 716 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Finborough School full?
- Finborough School has capacity for 700 pupils and 716 on roll (102%), so it is at or above 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 Finborough School a faith school?
- No. Finborough School has no designated religious character.
- How have Finborough School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.4 in 2022/23 and 37.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Finborough School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Finborough 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.