Hartismere School
Castleton Way, Eye, IP23 7BL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HARTISMERE FAMILY OF SCHOOLS
- Headmaster
- Co Headteacher Sarah Gray and Geoff Luxton
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Hartismere Family of Schools
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,000
- Pupils on roll
- 1,062
- URN
- 136271
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01379870315
About this school
Hartismere School is a secondary academy in Eye. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,062 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 154 | 163 | 158 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.5 | 51.5 | 53.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.30 +0.08 to +0.53 | +0.19 -0.03 to +0.41 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 60% | 55.8% | 57.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 77% | 78.5% | 78.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 69% | 80.4% | 78.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.0 |
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 Hartismere 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 | 52.5 | 37.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.5 | 37.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 53 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,048 |
| 2023/24 | 1,063 |
| 2024/25 | 1,051 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hartismere School compares
Hartismere School ranked 2nd of 43 secondary schools in Suffolk for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 83% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53 | 7.4% | 13.3% | 1,062 | — |
| Diss High School | 46.6 | 9.6% | 24.6% | 877 | 4.0 miles |
| Stradbroke High School | 44.3 | 8.3% | 21.5% | 353 | 5.8 miles |
| Debenham High School | 55.7 | 6.7% | 13.5% | 714 | 7.0 miles |
| Stowupland High School | 41.1 | 10.3% | 27.4% | 846 | 9.8 miles |
| Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form | 48.4 | 8.2% | 18.6% | 1,056 | 10.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.3%
- English as an additional language
- 2.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.44%
- Persistent absence
- 19.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Diss High School4.0 miles
Secondary · Diss
-
Stradbroke High School5.8 miles
Secondary · Eye
-
Debenham High School7.0 miles
Secondary · Stowmarket
-
Stowupland High School9.8 miles
Secondary · Stowmarket
-
Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form10.4 miles
Secondary · Woodbridge
Other schools in Eye
- Stradbroke High School Secondary
- Fressingfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Gislingham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Mellis Church of England Primary School Primary
- Occold Primary School Primary
- St Edmund's Primary School Primary
- St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary School, Eye Primary
- Stradbroke Church of England Primary School Primary
- Thorndon Church of England Primary School Primary
- Wilby Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hartismere School teach?
- Hartismere School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Eye.
- Who is the headmaster of Hartismere School?
- The headmaster of Hartismere School is Co Headteacher Sarah Gray and Geoff Luxton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hartismere School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hartismere School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Hartismere School?
- Hartismere School has 1,062 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Hartismere School full?
- Hartismere School has capacity for 1,000 pupils and 1,062 on roll (106%), 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 Hartismere School a faith school?
- No. Hartismere School has no designated religious character.
- Is Hartismere School a selective school?
- No. Hartismere School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Hartismere School?
- Hartismere School is part of HARTISMERE FAMILY OF SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hartismere School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52.5 in 2022/23 and 53 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hartismere School rank locally?
- Hartismere School ranked 2nd of 43 secondary schools in Suffolk for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 83% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hartismere School's absence rate?
- Hartismere School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hartismere School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hartismere 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 2 July 2026.