Schools in Sudbury

About schools in Sudbury

Most of the 23 schools listed in Sudbury are primary schools. Its three secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another three schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

64%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 16 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

43.5

average Attainment 8 score, across the 4 schools with published results

Primary schools17

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  74%

  expected standard
• Belchamp St Paul Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

• Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  86%

  expected standard
• Cavendish Church of England Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

• Clare Community Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Glemsford Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  86%

  expected standard
• Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Hundon Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  43%

  expected standard
• Lavenham Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  79%

  expected standard
• Long Melford Church of England Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• Pot Kiln Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  47%

  expected standard
• St Andrew's Bulmer Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• St Gregory Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Tudor Church of England Primary School, Sudbury

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• Wells Hall Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• Woodhall Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  78%

  expected standard

Secondary schools3

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Ormiston Sudbury Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 19

  39.6

  Attainment 8
• Stour Valley Community School

  Free schools · Ages 11 to 16

  44.5

  Attainment 8
• Thomas Gainsborough School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  46.1

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision3

• Chalk Hill

  Academy special sponsor led · Ages 8 to 16

• Hillside Special School

  Community special school · Ages 4 to 19

• The Ryes College

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 18

Common questions about schools in Sudbury

How many schools are in Sudbury?

OfferDay lists 23 schools in Sudbury, including 17 primary schools and three secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Sudbury?

Every school in Sudbury is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Sudbury?

OfferDay ranks schools in Sudbury where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.