Farlingaye High School
Ransom Road, Woodbridge, IP12 4JX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EAST ANGLIAN SCHOOLS TRUST LTD
- Headteacher
- Mr Peter Smith
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- East Anglian Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Suffolk Coastal
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,975
- Pupils on roll
- 1,861
- URN
- 136834
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01394385720
About this school
Farlingaye High School is a secondary academy in Woodbridge. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,861 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Farlingaye High School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 308 | 305 | 299 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.1 | 45.5 | 43.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.04 -0.12 to +0.20 | -0.15 -0.31 to +0.02 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43% | 43.9% | 39.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70% | 70.2% | 61.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 31% | 18% | 15.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
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 Farlingaye High 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 | 48.1 | 37.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.5 | 37.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.8 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,923 |
| 2023/24 | 1,912 |
| 2024/25 | 1,883 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Farlingaye High School compares
Farlingaye High School ranked 23rd of 43 secondary schools in Suffolk for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 52% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.8 | 10.2% | 18% | 1,861 | — |
| Kesgrave High School | 49.7 | 7.6% | 15.1% | 1,875 | 3.5 miles |
| St Alban's Catholic High School | 46.9 | 8.1% | 21.6% | 967 | 5.1 miles |
| Northgate High School | 50.6 | 8.4% | 18.9% | 1,750 | 5.6 miles |
| Copleston High School | 46.9 | 8.5% | 19% | 1,930 | 5.6 miles |
| Ipswich Academy | 37.6 | 11.7% | 39.8% | 981 | 7.0 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report12 May 2026
- 1 March 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.01%
- English as an additional language
- 3.5%
- Overall absence
- 10.23%
- Persistent absence
- 28.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kesgrave High School3.5 miles
Secondary · Ipswich
-
St Alban's Catholic High School5.1 miles
Secondary · Ipswich
-
Northgate High School5.6 miles
Secondary · Ipswich
-
Copleston High School5.6 miles
Secondary · Ipswich
-
Ipswich Academy7.0 miles
Secondary · Ipswich
Other schools in Woodbridge
- Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form Secondary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Laxfield Primary
- Bawdsey Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bealings School Primary
- Bedfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Charsfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dennington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Earl Soham Community Primary School Primary
- Easton Primary School Primary
- Eyke Church of England Primary School Primary
- Grundisburgh Primary School Primary
- Hollesley Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Farlingaye High School teach?
- Farlingaye High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Woodbridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Farlingaye High School?
- The headteacher of Farlingaye High School is Mr Peter Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Farlingaye High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Farlingaye High 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 many pupils are at Farlingaye High School?
- Farlingaye High School has 1,861 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Farlingaye High School full?
- Farlingaye High School has capacity for 1,975 pupils and 1,861 on roll (94%), 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 Farlingaye High School a faith school?
- No. Farlingaye High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Farlingaye High School a selective school?
- No. Farlingaye High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Farlingaye High School part of an academy trust?
- Farlingaye High School is part of EAST ANGLIAN SCHOOLS TRUST LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Farlingaye High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.1 in 2022/23 and 43.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Farlingaye High School compare with other schools in Suffolk?
- Farlingaye High School ranked 23rd of 43 secondary schools in Suffolk for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 52% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Farlingaye High School's absence rate?
- Farlingaye High School's overall absence rate is 10.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Farlingaye High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Farlingaye High 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 15 July 2026.