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Education in Babergh

District

The east of the East of England. 97,833 people in 595 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Babergh, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

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Babergh had 54 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

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54
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Babergh had 54 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Babergh among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Babergh is 54.

Schools

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Schools in Babergh

Babergh has 54 open schools: 38 primary, 5 secondary, 6 special, 1 sixth form and further education and 4 independent.

Outstanding
1
Good
19
Requires improvement
1
Inadequate
0

21 of the 46 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between October 2019 and July 2024.

6 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

5 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Babergh

1 school had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall (January 2024).

Primary (38)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11196School remains Good, April 202374% met KS2 standard
All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, LawshallVoluntary controlled school4 to 11175Outstanding (overall), January 202480% met KS2 standard
Beaumont Community Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11101Good (overall), March 202467% met KS2 standard
Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school5 to 1140School remains Good, May 2024
Bildeston Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11117Good (overall), September 202273% met KS2 standard
Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11178Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade86% met KS2 standard
Brooklands Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11268Good (overall), October 202271% met KS2 standard
Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11161Good (overall), February 202350% met KS2 standard
Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 11273Standards maintained, May 2025Good (overall), March 202063% met KS2 standard
Chelmondiston Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11117Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met64% met KS2 standard
Cockfield Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1170Good (overall), February 2020, before the school changed73% met KS2 standard
Copdock Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 1183School remains Outstanding, May 202350% met KS2 standard
East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11195Good (overall), July 202473% met KS2 standard
Elmsett Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1141Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade38% met KS2 standard
Glemsford Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led2 to 11243School remains Good, April 202386% met KS2 standard
Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11203Good (overall), April 202257% met KS2 standard
Hadleigh Community Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11525Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met70% met KS2 standard
Hartest Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 1142Good (overall), March 202457% met KS2 standard
Hintlesham and Chattisham Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 1167Good (overall), November 202357% met KS2 standard
Holbrook Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11182Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met68% met KS2 standard
Kersey Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1140Good (overall), June 2024
Lavenham Community Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11114Standards maintained, December 202479% met KS2 standard
Long Melford Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11207Standards maintained, December 202460% met KS2 standard
Nayland Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11197Standards maintained, March 2025Good (overall), October 201983% met KS2 standard
Pot Kiln Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11236School remains Good, April 202247% met KS2 standard
Shotley Community Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 1181Good (overall), January 20239% met KS2 standard
Sproughton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11103Improved significantly, February 202587% met KS2 standard
St Gregory Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 11227School remains Good, December 202264% met KS2 standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11School remains Good, February 2023
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, HadleighAcademy converter3 to 11122Standards maintained, May 2025Good (overall), February 202046% met KS2 standard
Stoke-by-Nayland Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 1148Good (overall), September 2023
Stratford St Mary Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1188Good (overall), November 202380% met KS2 standard
Stutton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 1176Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade50% met KS2 standard
Tattingstone Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1130Standards maintained, February 202543% met KS2 standard
Tudor Church of England Primary School, SudburyAcademy sponsor led4 to 11268School remains Good, February 202453% met KS2 standard
Wells Hall Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led2 to 11494Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met65% met KS2 standard
Whatfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school5 to 1144Good (overall), September 2023
Woodhall Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11448Improved significantly, March 2025Good (overall), December 201978% met KS2 standard

Secondary (5)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
East Bergholt High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 16902School remains Good, June 2023Attainment 8: 49.8
Hadleigh High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 16712Standards maintained, October 2024Attainment 8: 45.6
Holbrook AcademyAcademy converter11 to 16584Report card, June 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 40.1
Ormiston Sudbury AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 19710Report card, February 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 43.2
Thomas Gainsborough SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,603Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 46.7

Special (6)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Centre Academy East AngliaOther independent special school7 to 19103No outcome in Ofsted's file
Chalk HillAcademy special sponsor led8 to 1620Requires improvement (overall), October 2023, before the school changed
Gable EndOther independent special school11 to 161No outcome in Ofsted's file
Hillside Special SchoolCommunity special school4 to 1989Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
The Bridge SchoolAcademy special sponsor led4 to 19257Good (overall), June 2023
The Ryes CollegeOther independent special school11 to 1833No outcome in Ofsted's file

Sixth form and further education (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
One Sixth Form CollegeAcademy 16-19 converter16 to 192,404Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Independent (4)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Ipswich High SchoolOther independent school3 to 19514Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Old Buckenham Hall SchoolOther independent school2 to 13199Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
OneSchool Global UK Colchester CampusOther independent school7 to 18120Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Royal Hospital SchoolOther independent school11 to 18495Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.