Stradbroke High School
Wilby Road, Stradbroke, Eye, IP21 5JN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST
- Head of School
- Mrs Karen Millar
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Sapientia Education Trust
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 435
- Pupils on roll
- 353
- URN
- 137901
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01379384387
About this school
Stradbroke High School is a secondary academy in Eye. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 353 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 November 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 75 | 67 | 55 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.8 | 45.9 | 44.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.66 +0.33 to +0.99 | +0.37 +0.01 to +0.72 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 65% | 47.8% | 47.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 87% | 73.1% | 72.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 47% | 44.8% | 56.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
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 Stradbroke 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 | 51.8 | 37.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.9 | 37.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.3 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 355 |
| 2023/24 | 353 |
| 2024/25 | 339 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stradbroke High School compares
Stradbroke High School ranked 20th of 43 secondary schools in Suffolk for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 54% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.3 | 8.3% | 21.5% | 353 | — |
| Hartismere School | 53 | 7.4% | 13.3% | 1,062 | 5.8 miles |
| Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form | 48.4 | 8.2% | 18.6% | 1,056 | 6.4 miles |
| Debenham High School | 55.7 | 6.7% | 13.5% | 714 | 7.6 miles |
| Diss High School | 46.6 | 9.6% | 24.6% | 877 | 8.0 miles |
| Bungay High School | 41.7 | 10.1% | 23.7% | 922 | 11.5 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)
- 21.53%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.28%
- Persistent absence
- 24.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hartismere School5.8 miles
Secondary · Eye
-
Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form6.4 miles
Secondary · Woodbridge
-
Debenham High School7.6 miles
Secondary · Stowmarket
-
Diss High School8.0 miles
Secondary · Diss
-
Bungay High School11.5 miles
Secondary · Bungay
Other schools in Eye
- Hartismere 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 Stradbroke High School teach?
- Stradbroke High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Eye.
- Who is the head of school of Stradbroke High School?
- The head of school of Stradbroke High School is Mrs Karen Millar, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Stradbroke High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stradbroke 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 big is Stradbroke High School?
- Stradbroke High School has 353 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Stradbroke High School full?
- Stradbroke High School has capacity for 435 pupils and 353 on roll (81%), 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 Stradbroke High School a faith school?
- No. Stradbroke High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Stradbroke High School a selective school?
- No. Stradbroke High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Stradbroke High School?
- Stradbroke High School is part of SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Stradbroke High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51.8 in 2022/23 and 44.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stradbroke High School rank locally?
- Stradbroke High School ranked 20th of 43 secondary schools in Suffolk for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 54% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stradbroke High School's absence rate?
- Stradbroke High School's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stradbroke High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stradbroke 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 1 July 2026.