# Sunrise Academy

Sunrise Academy is a special school in East Suffolk, for pupils aged 9 to 16.

It had 51 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E149151. [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Free schools special
- Ages: 9 to 16
- Pupils: 51
- Council: East Suffolk
- URN: 149151

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 25 February 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).


### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Suffolk | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 104 | 105 |

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | East Suffolk | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 42.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 41.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 61.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 5 | – | – |

Sunrise Academy teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Carlton Colville Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carlton-colville-primary-school-e152283): 770 m. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed
- [Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grove-primary-school-e140823): 980 m. Primary. Good (overall), October 2022. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Warren School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/warren-school-e146431): 1.8 km. Special. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/149151)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/149151)

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/school/sunrise-academy-e149151