Local authority · East of England
Secondary schools in Suffolk
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
What the data says
Suffolk has 43 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 7,591 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 87% stayed in education (England 86%): 39% in a school sixth form, 5% at a sixth form college, 42% at a further education college.
3% started an apprenticeship, close to the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 26% of students in Suffolk went to university (England 37%), and 10% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 42.8 against 46.1 for England; 40% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Suffolk against England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 7,591 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 39% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 5% | 13% |
| — further education college | 42% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
Map of secondary schools in Suffolk
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (43)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alde Valley AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 645 | 80% | 25% | 54% | 4% | — | 33.7 | 24% |
| Beccles High SchoolFree schools | 182 | 77% | 4% | 70% | 0% | — | 27.6 | 18% |
| Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and MathematicsAcademy sponsor led | 1,263 | 89% | 1% | 65% | 4% | — | 44.9 | 46% |
| Breckland SchoolFree schools | 615 | 81% | 18% | 62% | 4% | — | 42.4 | 33% |
| Bungay High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 922 | 90% | 36% | 43% | 3% | 50% | 41.7 | 36% |
| Bury St Edmunds County High SchoolAcademy converter | 657 | 93% | 40% | 49% | 3% | — | 49.8 | 53% |
| Castle Manor AcademyAcademy converter | 760 | 88% | 12% | 50% | 1% | — | 40.3 | 32% |
| Chantry AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1,006 | 78% | 42% | 34% | 5% | — | 33.9 | 26% |
| Claydon High SchoolAcademy converter | 765 | 83% | 53% | 29% | 6% | — | 45.0 | 42% |
| Copleston High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,930 | 90% | 61% | 27% | 3% | 45% | 46.9 | 48% |
| Debenham High SchoolAcademy converter | 714 | 89% | 64% | 20% | 4% | — | 55.7 | 68% |
| East Bergholt High SchoolAcademy converter | 902 | 91% | 43% | 40% | 3% | — | 47.8 | 48% |
| East Point AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 846 | 83% | 3% | 58% | 3% | — | 39.5 | 43% |
| Farlingaye High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,861 | 89% | 67% | 21% | 5% | 43% | 43.8 | 40% |
| Felixstowe SchoolAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,169 | 80% | 41% | 39% | 4% | 42% | 38.5 | 27% |
| Hadleigh High SchoolAcademy converter | 712 | 82% | 50% | 23% | 6% | — | 43.6 | 40% |
| Hartismere SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,062 | 91% | 56% | 34% | 5% | 57% | 53.0 | 58% |
| Holbrook AcademyAcademy converter | 584 | 90% | 64% | 25% | 5% | — | 41.2 | 34% |
| Ipswich AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 981 | 77% | 29% | 46% | 3% | — | 37.6 | 30% |
| Ixworth High SchoolFree schools | 512 | 76% | 22% | 47% | 7% | — | 44.0 | 37% |
| Kesgrave High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,875 | 89% | 60% | 29% | 4% | 38% | 49.7 | 52% |
| King Edward VI CEVC SchoolVoluntary controlled school | 1,189 | 91% | 42% | 48% | 1% | — | 45.4 | 38% |
| Mildenhall College AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,317 | 83% | 36% | 45% | 3% | 32% | 37.4 | 27% |
| Newmarket AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 797 | 81% | 16% | 41% | 2% | — | 45.9 | 46% |
| Northgate High SchoolCommunity school · sixth form | 1,750 | 92% | 64% | 27% | 3% | 52% | 50.6 | 55% |
| Ormiston Denes AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 711 | 80% | 0% | 71% | 0% | — | 40.5 | 30% |
| Ormiston Endeavour AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 793 | 80% | 41% | 39% | 4% | — | 42.8 | 34% |
| Ormiston Sudbury AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 710 | 76% | 14% | 55% | 3% | — | 39.6 | 42% |
| Pakefield High SchoolAcademy converter | 679 | 86% | 2% | 75% | 2% | — | 38.4 | 28% |
| Samuel Ward AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,076 | 89% | 28% | 42% | 4% | 37% | 43.8 | 42% |
| Sir John Leman High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,404 | 91% | 34% | 41% | 6% | 47% | 44.8 | 41% |
| St Alban's Catholic High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 967 | 93% | 70% | 22% | 3% | 53% | 46.9 | 42% |
| St Benedict's Catholic SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 968 | 92% | 60% | 30% | 1% | 59% | 49.8 | 50% |
| Stoke High School - Ormiston AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 811 | 82% | 39% | 42% | 1% | — | 34.3 | 22% |
| Stour Valley Community SchoolFree schools | 569 | 92% | 31% | 53% | 3% | — | 44.5 | 43% |
| Stowmarket High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 901 | 81% | 29% | 51% | 6% | — | 40.5 | 35% |
| Stowupland High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 846 | — | — | — | — | — | 41.1 | 40% |
| Stradbroke High SchoolAcademy converter | 353 | 84% | 41% | 39% | 8% | — | 44.3 | 47% |
| Sybil Andrews AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 657 | 86% | 28% | 58% | 5% | — | 49.5 | 56% |
| Thomas Gainsborough SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,603 | 93% | 42% | 41% | — | 46% | 46.1 | 46% |
| Thomas Mills High School & Sixth FormAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,056 | 90% | 68% | 19% | 4% | 49% | 48.4 | 46% |
| Thurston Community CollegeCommunity school · sixth form | 1,512 | 87% | 43% | 43% | 4% | 43% | 46.9 | 51% |
| Westbourne AcademyAcademy converter | 989 | 80% | 44% | 35% | 2% | — | 39.7 | 34% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (35)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Coast Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 14% | — | — |
| Suffolk New Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 7% | — | — |
| West Suffolk Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 14% | — | — |
| Culford Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 863 | — | — | — | — | — | 31.3 | 0% |
| Felixstowe International Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Finborough Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 716 | — | — | — | — | — | 37.5 | 1% |
| Framlingham Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 519 | — | — | — | — | — | 43.5 | 0% |
| Ipswich High Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 514 | — | — | — | — | — | 48.6 | 0% |
| Ipswich Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 966 | — | — | — | — | — | 68.1 | 92% |
| OneSchool Global UK Colchester Campusindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | 58.2 | 69% |
| Royal Hospital Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 495 | — | — | — | — | — | 50.9 | 1% |
| Saint Felix Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 235 | — | — | — | — | — | 41.1 | 34% |
| St Joseph's Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 564 | — | — | — | — | — | 54.7 | 66% |
| Summerhill Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Woodbridge Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 710 | — | — | — | — | — | 40.4 | 0% |
| Abbeygate Sixth Form Collegesixth form · Free schools 16 to 19 · sixth form | 1,163 | — | — | — | — | 51% | — | — |
| One Sixth Form Collegesixth form · Academy 16-19 converter · sixth form | 2,404 | — | — | — | — | 34% | — | — |
| Bramfield House Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.3 | 0% |
| Centre Academy East Angliaspecial · Other independent special school · selective | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | 10.7 | 8% |
| New Skill Centrespecial · Other independent special school | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | 10.9 | 0% |
| On Track Education Mildenhallspecial · Other independent special school · sixth form | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.7 | 0% |
| The Ryes Collegespecial · Other independent special school | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.8 | 0% |
| Wetheringsett Manor Schoolspecial · Other independent special school · selective | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | 12.6 | 0% |
| Castle EAST Schoolstate · Free schools special | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | 9.0 | 0% |
| Churchill Special Free Schoolstate · Free schools special · sixth form | 82 | 100% | 9% | 91% | 0% | — | 34.1 | 15% |
| Priory Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 241 | 89% | 7% | 61% | 0% | — | 0.1 | 0% |
| Riverwalk Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 217 | 100% | 0% | 38% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Sir Bobby Robson Schoolstate · Free schools special | 60 | 100% | 0% | 75% | 0% | — | 2.0 | 0% |
| Sir Peter Hall Schoolstate · Free schools special | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 0% |
| Stone Lodge Academystate · Academy special sponsor led | 175 | 89% | 30% | 51% | 0% | — | 0.4 | 0% |
| Sunrise Academystate · Free schools special | 51 | 88% | 0% | 63% | 0% | — | 2.5 | 0% |
| The Ashley Schoolstate · Academy special converter | 203 | 95% | 0% | 95% | 0% | — | 0.6 | 0% |
| The Bridge Schoolstate · Academy special sponsor led · sixth form | 257 | 75% | 13% | 38% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academystate · Academy special converter | 105 | 100% | 59% | 29% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Woodbridge Road Academystate · Free schools special | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | 12.8 | 0% |