OFSTED
23 October 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Suffolk
Trust
PENROSE LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
712
712 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
361
50.7% of pupils
Male pupils
351
49.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.6 pts
below England
School
23.2%
Babergh
18.3%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.8 pts
below England
School
4.5%
Babergh
5.2%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.2 pts
below England
School
0.8%
Babergh
1.8%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
84.3%
600
Unclassified
4.5%
32
Any other White background
3.7%
26
Any other Mixed background
3.4%
24
White and Black Caribbean
1.1%
8
White and Asian
1.0%
7
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
22.5%
160 of
712 pupils
1.6 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.5 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
43.6
4.4 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.16 · 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
9.55%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.33 pts
higher than
England
School
9.55%
Babergh
5.86%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
25.49%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.68 pts
higher than
England
School
25.49%
Babergh
14.08%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.26%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.45 pts
higher than
England
School
5.26%
Babergh
1.50%
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
81.8%
10.5 pts
below England
Hadleigh High School
81.8%
Babergh
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.