Set Saxmundham School
Seaman Avenue, Saxmundham, IP17 1DZ
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Neil Philpott
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Suffolk Coastal
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 109
- URN
- 138273
- Local authority
- Suffolk
About this school
Set Saxmundham School was a secondary academy in Saxmundham. It taught children aged 11 to 16 and had 109 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Set Saxmundham School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2012, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 43 | 61 |
| Attainment 8 score | 30.1 | 32.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.01 -1.45 to -0.57 | -1.18 -1.54 to -0.81 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 12% | 16.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 35% | 39.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 19% | 1.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.7 | 2.6 |
Trends over time
How Set Saxmundham 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 | 30.1 | 37.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 32 | 37.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 15% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 18.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 222 |
| 2023/24 | 109 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Set Saxmundham School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 1% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 18.6% | 43.1% | 109 | — |
| Alde Valley Academy | 33.7 | 9.9% | 30.6% | 645 | 4.4 miles |
| Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form | 48.4 | 8.2% | 18.6% | 1,056 | 6.6 miles |
| Farlingaye High School | 43.8 | 10.2% | 18% | 1,861 | 10.8 miles |
| Stradbroke High School | 44.3 | 8.3% | 21.5% | 353 | 11.3 miles |
| Kesgrave High School | 49.7 | 7.6% | 15.1% | 1,875 | 14.3 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.1%
- English as an additional language
- 2.8%
- Overall absence
- 18.6%
- Persistent absence
- 46.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Alde Valley Academy4.4 miles
Secondary · Leiston
-
Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form6.6 miles
Secondary · Woodbridge
-
Farlingaye High School10.8 miles
Secondary · Woodbridge
-
Stradbroke High School11.3 miles
Secondary · Eye
-
Kesgrave High School14.3 miles
Secondary · Ipswich
Other schools in Saxmundham
- Benhall St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Coldfair Green Community Primary School Primary
- Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Middleton Community Primary School Primary
- Saxmundham Primary School Primary
- Snape Primary School Primary
- Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Set Saxmundham School teach?
- Set Saxmundham School taught children aged 11 to 16. It was a secondary school in Saxmundham.
- Has Set Saxmundham School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Set Saxmundham 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 Set Saxmundham School?
- Set Saxmundham School had 109 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- How have Set Saxmundham School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 30.1 in 2022/23 and 32 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Set Saxmundham School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Set Saxmundham 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 31 August 2024.