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Education in Mid Suffolk

District

The east of the East of England. 113,047 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 871 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Mid 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

Mid Suffolk had 57 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
57
Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Mid Suffolk had 57 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: Mid Suffolk among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Mid Suffolk is 57.

Schools

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

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Schools in Mid Suffolk

Mid Suffolk has 57 open schools: 46 primary, 7 secondary, 2 special, 1 independent and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
0
Good
18
Requires improvement
1
Inadequate
0

19 of the 54 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between October 2019 and April 2024.

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

13 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.

Primary (46)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Abbot's Hall Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11366Standards maintained, November 202463% met KS2 standard
All Saints Church of England Primary School, LaxfieldAcademy converter4 to 1197Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade65% met KS2 standard
Bacton Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11111Good (overall), June 202347% met KS2 standard
Bedfield Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1118Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
Bosmere Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11246Some aspects not as strong, October 2024Good (overall), January 2020, before the school changed30% met KS2 standard
Bramford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11236School remains Good, March 202354% met KS2 standard
Cedars Park Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11389Good (overall), June 202372% met KS2 standard
Chilton Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11133Standards maintained, January 202568% met KS2 standard
Claydon Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11509Good (overall), October 202257% met KS2 standard
Combs Ford Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11299Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade47% met KS2 standard
Crawford's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1190Good (overall), January 202362% met KS2 standard
Creeting St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 1189School remains Good, February 2022
Elmswell Community Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11383Standards maintained, February 202576% met KS2 standard
Freeman Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11197Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade54% met KS2 standard
Fressingfield Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1191School remains Good, July 202236% met KS2 standard
Gislingham Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11144Good (overall), April 202475% met KS2 standard
Grace Cook Primary SchoolFree schools2 to 11203Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade
Great Finborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11108Good (overall), November 202250% met KS2 standard
Helmingham Primary School and NurseryAcademy sponsor led2 to 1130Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
Henley Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1189Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade67% met KS2 standard
Mellis Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11147Standards maintained, November 202465% met KS2 standard
Mendham Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 1157School remains Good, June 202460% met KS2 standard
Mendlesham Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11100Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade53% met KS2 standard
Norton CEVC Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11203Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade83% met KS2 standard
Occold Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1153School remains Good, January 202354% met KS2 standard
Old Newton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1170Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade67% met KS2 standard
Palgrave Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 1185Standards maintained, March 2025Good (overall), October 2019100% met KS2 standard
Rattlesden Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11135School remains Good, May 202475% met KS2 standard
Ringshall SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11117School remains Good, December 202388% met KS2 standard
Sir Robert Hitcham Church of England Voluntary Aided SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11169Good (overall), February 202358% met KS2 standard
Somersham Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1172Standards maintained, March 2025Good (overall), January 202056% met KS2 standard
St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11180Good (overall), May 202369% met KS2 standard
St Edmund's Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 1157Standards maintained, November 202463% met KS2 standard
St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary School, EyeAcademy converter3 to 11200Good (overall), September 202260% met KS2 standard
Stonham Aspal Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school5 to 11162School remains Good, April 202345% met KS2 standard
Stradbroke Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11112Good (overall), September 202260% met KS2 standard
Thorndon Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1158Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met82% met KS2 standard
Thurston Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter5 to 11349Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade59% met KS2 standard
Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11177Standards maintained, December 202480% met KS2 standard
Walsham-le-Willows Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11117Good (overall), March 202356% met KS2 standard
Wetheringsett Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1140Standards maintained, October 2024
Wilby Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 1199Good (overall), November 2019, before the school changed79% met KS2 standard
Wood Ley Community Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11307Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met49% met KS2 standard
Woolpit Primary AcademyAcademy converter5 to 11123Good (overall), July 202229% met KS2 standard
Worlingworth Church of England primary schoolAcademy converter3 to 1158Standards maintained, April 2025
Wortham Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11100Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade72% met KS2 standard

Secondary (7)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Claydon High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 16765Report card, December 2025: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 45.2
Debenham High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 16714Good (overall), March 2023Attainment 8: 51.5
Hartismere SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,062Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 52.4
Stowmarket High SchoolAcademy sponsor led11 to 16901Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 42.5
Stowupland High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 18846Requires improvement (overall), January 2023, before the school changedAttainment 8: 40.1
Stradbroke High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 16353School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, November 2023Attainment 8: 47.4
Thurston Community CollegeCommunity school11 to 181,512School remains Good, March 2024Attainment 8: 45.9

Special (2)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Pushforward Secondary SchoolOther independent special school14 to 16No outcome in Ofsted's file
Wetheringsett Manor SchoolOther independent special school7 to 18102No outcome in Ofsted's file

Independent (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Finborough SchoolOther independent school2 to 19716Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
OA - SuffolkAcademy alternative provision sponsor led7 to 162Good (overall), January 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.