Felixstowe School

State-Funded School

felixstowe-school-suffolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

SuffolkLocal Authority

Suffolk CoastalConstituency

IP11 9QRPostcode

1.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Felixstowe School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Suffolk, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,169 pupils. Felixstowe School is part of UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 38.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 26.8%
EBacc average point score: 3.42

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,169

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

26%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,169
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
8 Jul 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
25 Jan 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
19 Feb 2018	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

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.