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Education in East Suffolk

District

The east of the East of England. 250,106 people in 1,261 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for East Suffolk, 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

Under 25250 or more

East Suffolk had 113 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
113
Worked out by Open Index · 2026

East Suffolk had 113 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: East Suffolk among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. East Suffolk is 113.

Schools

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Published as points, so there is no single figure for East Suffolk. The map shows each one.

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Schools in East Suffolk

East Suffolk has 113 open schools: 84 primary, 12 secondary, 7 special, 1 sixth form and further education, 8 independent and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
2
Good
36
Requires improvement
4
Inadequate
0

42 of the 100 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between September 2019 and July 2024.

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

15 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 East Suffolk

2 schools 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.

Woods Loke Primary School (April 2024), Castle EAST School (March 2024).

Primary (84)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Aldeburgh Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1178Standards maintained, April 2025Good (overall), March 202064% met KS2 standard
Barnby and North Cove Community Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 1191Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met33% met KS2 standard
Bawdsey Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 1158School remains Good, June 2024
Bealings SchoolCommunity school4 to 11104Good (overall), July 202453% met KS2 standard
Beccles Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11148Good (overall), May 202250% met KS2 standard
Benhall St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1177No outcome in Ofsted's file56% met KS2 standard
Birchwood Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11209School remains Outstanding, December 202273% met KS2 standard
Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11173Standards maintained, February 202562% met KS2 standard
Bramfield Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11103Standards maintained, January 202575% met KS2 standard
Brampton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 1182Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met60% met KS2 standard
Broke Hall Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11591Good (overall), June 202374% met KS2 standard
Bucklesham Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11104Good (overall), July 202471% met KS2 standard
Bungay Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11237Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met36% met KS2 standard
Carlton Colville Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11366Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed
Cedarwood Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11399School remains Good, January 202357% met KS2 standard
Charsfield Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1134School remains Good, February 202360% met KS2 standard
Coldfair Green Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11160Good (overall), June 202342% met KS2 standard
Colneis Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11343School remains Good, December 2022
Corton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11110Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met71% met KS2 standard
Dell Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11290Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met47% met KS2 standard
Dennington Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1166Good (overall), January 202342% met KS2 standard
Earl Soham Community Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1178Good (overall), May 202463% met KS2 standard
Easton Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 1173School remains Good, January 202360% met KS2 standard
Edgar Sewter Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11266Good (overall), July 202441% met KS2 standard
Elm Tree Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11266Good (overall), July 202281% met KS2 standard
Eyke Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 1197Standards maintained, March 2025Good (overall), October 201978% met KS2 standard
Fairfield Infant SchoolAcademy converter3 to 7294School remains Good, February 2023
Felix Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11201Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met32% met KS2 standard
Framlingham Sir Robert Hitcham's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11311Good (overall), June 202371% met KS2 standard
Gorseland Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11461Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met63% met KS2 standard
Grange Community Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11160Good (overall), November 202257% met KS2 standard
Grove Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11304Good (overall), October 202268% met KS2 standard
Grundisburgh Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11169Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met67% met KS2 standard
Gunton Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11306School remains Good, April 202471% met KS2 standard
Heath Primary School, KesgraveCommunity school3 to 11523Good (overall), May 202358% met KS2 standard
Hollesley Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 1176Requires improvement (overall), October 2022, before the school changed
Holton St Peter Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11141Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met50% met KS2 standard
Ilketshall St Lawrence SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1199Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met56% met KS2 standard
Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11166School remains Good, September 202278% met KS2 standard
Kessingland Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11198Standards maintained, February 2025Good (overall), December 201971% met KS2 standard
Kingsfleet Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11185School remains Good, May 202452% met KS2 standard
Kyson Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11380Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed
Langer Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led4 to 11144Good (overall), September 202335% met KS2 standard
Leiston Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11383Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade64% met KS2 standard
Martlesham Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led4 to 11125School remains Good, March 202475% met KS2 standard
Melton Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11163Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met58% met KS2 standard
Middleton Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1116Standards maintained, May 2025Good (overall), December 2019
Nacton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11100Standards maintained, March 2025Good (overall), October 201953% met KS2 standard
Northfield St Nicholas Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11311Good (overall), July 202267% met KS2 standard
Orford Church of England Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter2 to 1134Good (overall), May 2023, before the school changed56% met KS2 standard
Otley Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1151Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade33% met KS2 standard
Oulton Broad Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11378Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade79% met KS2 standard
Pakefield Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11274Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met63% met KS2 standard
Phoenix St Peter AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11109Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade58% met KS2 standard
Poplars Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11260Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met79% met KS2 standard
Ravensmere Infant SchoolAcademy converter4 to 752Good (overall), November 2023
Red Oak Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11420School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 202388% met KS2 standard
Rendlesham Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11277School remains Good, June 202243% met KS2 standard
Reydon Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led2 to 11168Good (overall), February 202469% met KS2 standard
Ringsfield Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11118Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met50% met KS2 standard
Roman Hill Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11375Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade33% met KS2 standard
Sandlings Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 1182Standards maintained, May 2025Good (overall), March 202073% met KS2 standard
Saxmundham Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11252Good (overall), April 202463% met KS2 standard
Snape Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11103Standards maintained, January 202543% met KS2 standard
Somerleyton Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1167Good (overall), June 2023
Southwold Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 1160Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade43% met KS2 standard
St Benet's RC Primary School and NurseryAcademy sponsor led3 to 1169Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met38% met KS2 standard
St Edmund's RC Primary School and NurseryAcademy sponsor led3 to 1160Good (overall), July 202423% met KS2 standard
St Margaret's Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11364Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met51% met KS2 standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, WoodbridgeAcademy converter4 to 11198School remains Good, July 202473% met KS2 standard
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11155Good (overall), April 202461% met KS2 standard
The Albert Pye Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11350School remains Good, June 202482% met KS2 standard
The Limes Primary AcademyFree schools2 to 11354Good (overall), February 202364% met KS2 standard
Trimley St Martin Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11168School remains Good, November 202359% met KS2 standard
Trimley St Mary Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11389Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade44% met KS2 standard
Waldringfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 1169Requires improvement (overall), June 2023, before the school changed
Wenhaston Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1193Standards maintained, April 2025Good (overall), January 202064% met KS2 standard
Westwood Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led2 to 11184School remains Good, March 202268% met KS2 standard
Wickham Market Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11163School remains Good, May 202363% met KS2 standard
Witnesham Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1190Good (overall), November 202255% met KS2 standard
Woodbridge Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11209Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade72% met KS2 standard
Woods Loke Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11483Outstanding (overall), April 202475% met KS2 standard
Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11324Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade59% met KS2 standard
Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 1188School remains Good, May 2024Good (overall), September 201930% met KS2 standard

Secondary (12)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Alde Valley AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 16645Requires improvement (overall), July 2024Attainment 8: 33.9
Beccles High SchoolFree schools11 to 16182Report card, June 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 25.4
Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and MathematicsAcademy sponsor led11 to 161,263Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 46.6
Bungay High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 18922Report card, March 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 42.1
East Point AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 16846Report card, June 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 49.2
Farlingaye High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,861Report card, May 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 45.2
Felixstowe SchoolAcademy sponsor led11 to 191,169Good (overall), June 2024Attainment 8: 40.3
Kesgrave High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,875Good (overall), December 2022Attainment 8: 47.0
Ormiston Denes AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 16711Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 37.7
Pakefield High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 16679Good (overall), September 2023Attainment 8: 42.3
Sir John Leman High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,404Report card, April 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 46.7
Thomas Mills High School & Sixth FormAcademy converter11 to 181,056Good (overall), January 2023Attainment 8: 47.8

Special (7)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Bramfield House SchoolOther independent special school7 to 16138No outcome in Ofsted's file
Castle EAST SchoolFree schools special9 to 16130Outstanding (overall), March 2024
Compass Community School Aylward ParkOther independent special school7 to 179No outcome in Ofsted's file
Ness Point SchoolOther independent special school11 to 1630No outcome in Ofsted's file
Sunrise AcademyFree schools special9 to 1651Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade
The Ashley SchoolAcademy special converter7 to 16203School remains Outstanding, May 2023
Warren SchoolAcademy special sponsor led3 to 19163Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade

Sixth form and further education (1)

SchoolTypeAgesLatest Ofsted inspection
East Coast CollegeFurther education16 to 99Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Independent (8)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Felixstowe International CollegeOther independent school9 to 1928Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Framlingham CollegeOther independent school2 to 18519Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Include SuffolkOther independent school5 to 1252Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Orwell Park SchoolOther independent school2 to 14167Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Saint Felix SchoolOther independent school2 to 19235Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Summerhill SchoolOther independent school5 to 1851Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
The Old SchoolOther independent school0 to 1147Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Woodbridge SchoolOther independent school4 to 19710Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Horizon SchoolPupil referral unit4 to 160Requires improvement (overall), June 2023

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.