Debenham High School

State-Funded School

debenham-high-school-suffolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

SuffolkLocal Authority

Central Suffolk and North IpswichConstituency

IP14 6BLPostcode

8.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Debenham High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Suffolk, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 714 pupils. Debenham High School is part of HEART OF SUFFOLK EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 55.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 68.1%
EBacc average point score: 4.74

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Unclassified

Pupils

714

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

14%

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 714
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: HEART OF SUFFOLK EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
2 May 2023	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good
19 Feb 2008	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.