Ormiston Sudbury Academy
Tudor Road, Sudbury, CO10 1NW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Sally Morris
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Ormiston Academies Trust
- Constituency
- South Suffolk
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 800
- Pupils on roll
- 710
- URN
- 138506
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01787375131
About this school
Ormiston Sudbury Academy is a secondary academy in Sudbury. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 710 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ormiston Sudbury Academy, 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
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 150 | 123 | 101 |
| Attainment 8 score | 35.8 | 41.3 | 39.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.62 -0.85 to -0.38 | -0.30 -0.56 to -0.05 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 19% | 31.7% | 41.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 39% | 59.3% | 53.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 11% | 8.1% | 6.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
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 Ormiston Sudbury Academy 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 | 35.8 | 37.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.3 | 37.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.6 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.8% | 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 | 703 |
| 2023/24 | 692 |
| 2024/25 | 679 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ormiston Sudbury Academy compares
Ormiston Sudbury Academy ranked 34th of 43 secondary schools in Suffolk for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% 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 | 39.6 | 8.3% | 34% | 710 | — |
| Thomas Gainsborough School | 46.1 | 8.3% | 20.2% | 1,603 | 1.8 miles |
| Stour Valley Community School | 44.5 | 10.1% | 19.3% | 569 | 6.5 miles |
| Hedingham School and Sixth Form | 39.9 | 10.4% | 16% | 1,177 | 7.5 miles |
| The Ramsey Academy, Halstead | 39.3 | 9.3% | 24.9% | 702 | 7.9 miles |
| Hadleigh High School | 43.6 | 9.6% | 22.7% | 712 | 9.8 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 report24 February 2026
- 12 September 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 34.02%
- English as an additional language
- 6%
- Overall absence
- 8.26%
- Persistent absence
- 24.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thomas Gainsborough School1.8 miles
Secondary · Sudbury
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Stour Valley Community School6.5 miles
Secondary · Sudbury
-
Hedingham School and Sixth Form7.5 miles
Secondary · Halstead
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The Ramsey Academy, Halstead7.9 miles
Secondary · Halstead
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Hadleigh High School9.8 miles
Secondary · Ipswich
Other schools in Sudbury
- Stour Valley Community School Secondary
- Thomas Gainsborough School Secondary
- Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Belchamp St Paul Church of England Primary School Primary
- Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Cavendish Church of England Primary School Primary
- Clare Community Primary School Primary
- Glemsford Primary Academy Primary
- Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Hundon Community Primary School Primary
- Lavenham Community Primary School Primary
- Long Melford Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Ormiston Sudbury Academy teach?
- Ormiston Sudbury Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Sudbury.
- Who is the principal of Ormiston Sudbury Academy?
- The principal of Ormiston Sudbury Academy is Mrs Sally Morris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ormiston Sudbury Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ormiston Sudbury Academy, 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 Ormiston Sudbury Academy?
- Ormiston Sudbury Academy has 710 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Ormiston Sudbury Academy full?
- Ormiston Sudbury Academy has capacity for 800 pupils and 710 on roll (89%), 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 Ormiston Sudbury Academy a faith school?
- No. Ormiston Sudbury Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Ormiston Sudbury Academy a selective school?
- No. Ormiston Sudbury Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Ormiston Sudbury Academy part of an academy trust?
- Ormiston Sudbury Academy is part of ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ormiston Sudbury Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 35.8 in 2022/23 and 39.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ormiston Sudbury Academy compare with other schools in Suffolk?
- Ormiston Sudbury Academy ranked 34th of 43 secondary schools in Suffolk for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% 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 Ormiston Sudbury Academy's absence rate?
- Ormiston Sudbury Academy's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ormiston Sudbury Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ormiston Sudbury Academy'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.