OFSTED
25 April 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Suffolk
Trust
ANGLIAN LEARNING
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
569
569 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
277
48.7% of pupils
Male pupils
292
51.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.0 pts
below England
School
18.8%
West Suffolk
18.6%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
19.2 pts
below England
School
1.1%
West Suffolk
12.8%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
West Suffolk
2.8%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
89.1%
507
Any other White background
2.8%
16
Unclassified
2.5%
14
White and Black Caribbean
1.9%
11
Any other Mixed background
1.8%
10
White and Black African
0.5%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
18.5%
105 of
569 pupils
2.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
44.5
5.3 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.14 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
10.07%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.85 pts
higher than
England
School
10.07%
West Suffolk
6.34%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
25.54%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.73 pts
higher than
England
School
25.54%
West Suffolk
15.50%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.68%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.87 pts
higher than
England
School
6.68%
West Suffolk
2.17%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
99.0%
6.6 pts
above England
Stour Valley Community School
99.0%
West Suffolk
90.4%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.