Schools in Sudbury
All 23 schools in Sudbury: 17 state primary schools, 3 state secondary schools, 2 special schools and 1 independent school, with Ofsted inspections, results and admissions dates.
Best primary schools in Sudbury · Best secondary schools in Sudbury
Council admissions: Essex, Suffolk.
Primary schools (17) · Secondary schools (3) · Special schools (2) · Independent schools (1)
Primary schools
17 schools.
- Acton CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Voluntary controlled school · Ofsted: Good (2017), confirmed 2023 · 74% met expected standard (KS2)
- Belchamp St Paul CofE Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2024)
- Boxford CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Voluntary controlled school · Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) · 86% met expected standard (KS2)
- Cavendish CofE Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Inadequate (2024, before conversion)
- Clare Community Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2020), confirmed 2025 · 50% met expected standard (KS2)
- Glemsford Primary Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2017), confirmed 2023 · 86% met expected standard (KS2)
- Great Waldingfield CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Voluntary controlled school · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 57% met expected standard (KS2)
- Hundon Community Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2020), confirmed 2025 · 43% met expected standard (KS2)
- Lavenham Community Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2019), confirmed 2024 · 79% met expected standard (KS2)
- Long Melford CofE Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Inadequate (2015, before conversion), confirmed 2024 · 60% met expected standard (KS2)
- Pot Kiln Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2016), confirmed 2022 · 47% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Andrew's Bulmer CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Voluntary controlled school · Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) · 60% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Gregory CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Voluntary controlled school · Ofsted: Good (2017), confirmed 2022 · 64% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Not yet inspected · 73% met expected standard (KS2)
- Tudor CofE Primary School, Sudbury Academy · Ofsted: Good (2018), confirmed 2024 · 53% met expected standard (KS2)
- Wells Hall Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 7 expected · 65% met expected standard (KS2)
- Woodhall Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2019), improved significantly 2025 · 78% met expected standard (KS2)
Secondary schools
3 schools.
- Ormiston Sudbury Academy Academy · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 5 expected, 1 needs attention · 42% grade 5+ English and maths
- Stour Valley Community School Free school · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 43% grade 5+ English and maths
- Thomas Gainsborough School Academy · Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) · 46% grade 5+ English and maths
Special schools
2 schools.
- Chalk Hill Special academy · Ofsted: Requires improvement (2023, before conversion)
- Hillside Special School Special school · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025)
Independent schools
1 school.
- The Ryes College Independent, inspected by ISI
Page updated 26 September 2026.