SchoolScoresBest secondary schools in Suffolk
How this list works. Ranked by the percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE, averaged over up to the last three years and weighted by the number of pupils each year. Only years with at least 10 pupils count, and a school needs at least one such year to be ranked. Independent schools, special schools and alternative provision are not ranked because their results aren't comparable. Ofsted outcomes are shown alongside but are not part of the ranking. Full methodology.
| # | School | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Debenham High School Ofsted: Good (2023) | 63% |
| 2 | Hartismere School Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 58% |
| 3 | Northgate High School Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) | 55% |
| 4 | Stradbroke High School Ofsted: Good (2013), confirmed, may be improving 2023 | 54% |
| 5 | St Benedict's Catholic School Ofsted: Good (2016, before conversion), confirmed 2025 | 53% |
| 6 | Kesgrave High School Ofsted: Good (2022) | 52% |
| 7 | Copleston High School Ofsted: Good (2013), confirmed 2023 | 52% |
| 8 | Thomas Gainsborough School Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) | 51% |
| 9 | Sybil Andrews Academy Ofsted: Good (2023) | 48% |
| 10 | St Alban's Catholic High School Ofsted: Good (2020), confirmed 2025 | 46% |
| 11 | East Bergholt High School Ofsted: Good (2013), confirmed 2023 | 46% |
| 12 | East Point Academy Ofsted: Good (2016), confirmed 2022 | 46% |
| 13 | Bury St Edmunds County High School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 1 strong, 5 expected | 45% |
| 14 | Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 45% |
| 15 | Thurston Community College Ofsted: Good (2018), confirmed 2024 | 45% |
| 16 | Stour Valley Community School Ofsted: Good (2023) | 45% |
| 17 | Thomas Mills High School and Sixth Form Ofsted: Good (2023) | 44% |
| 18 | Sir John Leman High School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 7 expected | 43% |
| 19 | Farlingaye High School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 2 strong, 4 expected, 1 needs attention | 42% |
| 20 | Newmarket Academy Ofsted: Good (2023) | 41% |
| 21 | Stowmarket High School Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 40% |
| 22 | Samuel Ward Academy Ofsted: Good (2022) | 39% |
| 23 | Hadleigh High School Ofsted: Good (2015), confirmed 2024 | 39% |
| 24 | Claydon High School Ofsted: Report card 2025: 1 strong, 5 expected | 39% |
| 25 | King Edward VI CEVC School Ofsted: Good (2019), confirmed 2024 | 39% |
| 26 | Bungay High School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 6 expected, 1 needs attention | 38% |
| 27 | Stowupland High School Ofsted: Requires improvement (2023, before conversion) ยท 2 years of results | 36% |
| 28 | Westbourne Academy Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 36% |
| 29 | Ixworth High School Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 34% |
| 30 | Holbrook Academy Ofsted: Report card 2026: 3 expected, 3 needs attention | 33% |
| 31 | Castle Manor Academy Ofsted: Good (2019), confirmed 2024 | 33% |
| 32 | Breckland School Ofsted: Good (2017), confirmed 2022 | 33% |
| 33 | Ormiston Endeavour Academy Ofsted: Good (2016), confirmed 2022 | 31% |
| 34 | Mildenhall College Academy Ofsted: Good (2015), confirmed 2024 | 30% |
| 35 | Ipswich Academy Ofsted: Requires improvement (2024) | 29% |
| 36 | Ormiston Sudbury Academy Ofsted: Report card 2026: 5 expected, 1 needs attention | 29% |
| 37 | Felixstowe School Ofsted: Good (2024) | 27% |
| 38 | Pakefield High School Ofsted: Good (2023) | 26% |
| 39 | Chantry Academy Ofsted: Good (2024) | 26% |
| 40 | Ormiston Denes Academy Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 24% |
| 41 | Alde Valley Academy Ofsted: Requires improvement (2024) | 23% |
| 42 | Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy Ofsted: Report card 2026: 5 expected, 1 needs attention | 21% |
| 43 | Beccles High School Ofsted: Requires improvement (2024) | 18% |
Result: grade 5 or above in English and maths. Source: DfE school performance tables to 2025; Ofsted inspection data.
Page updated 26 September 2026.