Suffolk schools and admissions data

Suffolk County Council has 301 primary schools and 100 secondary schools. 9% of Suffolk's schools are private schools. 86 state schools in Suffolk follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 241 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Suffolk

  1. Outstanding 36
  2. Good 224
  3. Requires Improvement 28
  4. Inadequate 15

Most popular state schools
in Suffolk in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    Bealings School

    Community school • Little Bealings, Woodbridge

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  2. 2

    Copdock Primary School

    Community school • Copdock, Ipswich

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  3. 3

    Barnham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Barnham, Nr Thetford

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    The Oaks Primary School

    Academy converter • Ipswich

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  5. 5

    The Pines Primary School

    Free schools • Red Lodge, Bury St. Edmunds

    Ofsted: Good

  6. 6

    Henley Primary School

    Academy converter • Henley, Ipswich

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  7. 7

    Woodbridge Primary School

    Community school • Woodbridge

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Norton CEVC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Norton, Bury St Edmunds

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  9. 9

    Laureate Community Academy

    Academy converter • Newmarket

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Nayland Primary School

    Community school • Nayland, Nr Colchester

    Ofsted: Good

  11. 11

    East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • East Bergholt, Nr Colchester

    Ofsted: Good

  12. 12

    Aldeburgh Primary School

    Academy converter • Aldeburgh

    Ofsted: Good

  13. 13

    Sproughton Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter • Sproughton, Ipswich

    Ofsted: Good

  14. 14

    St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich

    Academy converter • Ipswich

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  15. 15

    Holbrook Primary School

    Community school • Holbrook, Ipswich

    Ofsted: Good

  16. 16

    Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Boxford, Sudbury

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  17. 17

    Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Great Waldingfield, Sudbury

    Ofsted: Good

  18. 18

    Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Worlingham, Beccles

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  19. 19

    Bucklesham Primary School

    Community school • Bucklesham, Ipswich

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    Halifax Primary School

    Academy converter • Ipswich

    Ofsted: Good

  1. 1

    Northgate High School

    Community school • Ipswich

    Ofsted: Good

  2. 2

    Sir John Leman High School

    Academy converter • Beccles

    Ofsted: Good

  3. 3

    Chantry Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Ipswich

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    Farlingaye High School

    Academy converter • Woodbridge

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    Claydon High School

    Academy converter • Claydon, Ipswich

    Ofsted: Good

  6. 6

    Stour Valley Community School

    Free schools • Clare, Sudbury

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    King Edward VI CEVC School

    Voluntary controlled school • Bury St Edmunds

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Debenham High School

    Academy converter • Debenham, Stowmarket

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  9. 9

    East Bergholt High School

    Academy converter • East Bergholt, Colchester

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Ixworth High School

    Free schools • Ixworth

    Ofsted: Good

Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.

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