Schools in Suffolk
356 schools in the Suffolk local authority.
Schools
356
Open schools
Pupils
106,074
2025–26 census
Good or better
92%
252 of 275 graded
Academic Performance
4.4
out of 10 · 318 schools
Ofsted ratings
- Outstanding
- 15 5%
- Good
- 237 86%
- Requires improvement
- 21 8%
- Inadequate
- 2 <1%
30 inspected since 2024, no overall grade27 superseded by a report card51 not judged2 in a category of concern1 safeguarding not effective
4.4
Academic PerformanceAveraged over 318 of 356 schools that can be scored
Pupils
106,074
pupils on roll
Boys 51%49% Girls
Roll from 352 of 356 schools (106,074 pupils). Independent schools report roll and sex only.
Ethnicity
White
84%Asian
3%Black
3%Mixed
7%Chinese
<1%Any other group
1%Unclassified
2%Ethnicity from 321 of 356 schools (98,568 pupils). Independent schools report roll and sex only.
Pupil characteristics
- Free school meals
- 23.2%
- First language not English
- 12.1%
- Young carers
- 2.5%
22,840 of 98,568 pupils · 321 of 356 schools
11,909 of 98,568 pupils · 321 of 356 schools
2,414 of 98,466 pupils · 320 of 356 schools
Schools by phase
- Primary
- 258
- Secondary
- 44
- All-through
- 11
- Special
- 20
- Nursery
- 1
- PRU
- 9
- Not recorded
- 13
Top primary schools in Suffolk
The 20 highest-scoring primary schools here on Academic Performance, which combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment.
- 1.All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, LawshallSuffolk · Primary9.8/10Outstanding
- 2.Moulton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolSuffolk · Primary9.7/10Outstanding
- 3.Birchwood Primary SchoolSuffolk · Primary9.5/10Outstanding
- 4.Copdock Primary SchoolSuffolk · Primary9.5/10Outstanding
- 5.St Mary's Catholic Primary School, IpswichSuffolk · Primary9.5/10Outstanding
- 6.The Oaks Primary SchoolSuffolk · Primary9.5/10Outstanding
- 7.Woods Loke Primary SchoolSuffolk · Primary9.5/10Outstanding
- 8.Elveden Church of England Primary AcademySuffolk · Primary9.4/10Outstanding
- 9.Exning Primary SchoolSuffolk · Primary9.4/10Outstanding
- 10.All Saints Church of England Primary School, LaxfieldSuffolk · Primary8.9/10
- 11.Brooklands Primary SchoolSuffolk · Primary8.9/10Good
- 12.Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary SchoolSuffolk · Primary8.9/10
- 13.Wenhaston Primary SchoolSuffolk · Primary8.9/10Good
- 14.Wickhambrook Primary AcademySuffolk · Primary8.8/10
- 15.Stratford St Mary Primary SchoolSuffolk · Primary8.7/10Good
- 16.Nayland Primary SchoolSuffolk · Primary8.6/10Good
- 17.Red Oak Primary SchoolSuffolk · Primary8.6/10Good
- 18.Abbots Green Primary AcademySuffolk · Primary8.5/10Good
- 19.Gislingham Church of England Primary SchoolSuffolk · Primary8.5/10Good
- 20.St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolSuffolk · Primary8.5/10Good
Top secondary schools in Suffolk
The 20 highest-scoring secondary schools here on Academic Performance, which combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment.
- 1.Debenham High SchoolSuffolk · Secondary8.5/10Good
- 2.Hartismere SchoolSuffolk · Secondary8.4/10
- 3.Northgate High SchoolSuffolk · Secondary7.8/10
- 4.Bury St Edmunds County High SchoolSuffolk · Secondary7.6/10Good
- 5.Sybil Andrews AcademySuffolk · Secondary7.6/10Good
- 6.St Benedict's Catholic SchoolSuffolk · Secondary7.4/10Good
- 7.Kesgrave High SchoolSuffolk · Secondary7.1/10Good
- 8.Thomas Mills High School & Sixth FormSuffolk · Secondary6.8/10Good
- 9.East Bergholt High SchoolSuffolk · Secondary6.6/10Good
- 10.Thurston Community CollegeSuffolk · Secondary6.6/10Good
- 11.Copleston High SchoolSuffolk · Secondary6.5/10Good
- 12.Thomas Gainsborough SchoolSuffolk · Secondary6.5/10
- 13.Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and MathematicsSuffolk · Secondary6.0/10
- 14.Newmarket AcademySuffolk · Secondary6.0/10Good
- 15.St Alban's Catholic High SchoolSuffolk · Secondary5.9/10Good
- 16.Stradbroke High SchoolSuffolk · Secondary5.9/10Good
- 17.Claydon High SchoolSuffolk · Secondary5.6/10Good
- 18.Ixworth High SchoolSuffolk · Secondary3.9/10
- 19.King Edward VI CEVC SchoolSuffolk · Secondary3.9/10Good
- 20.Sir John Leman High SchoolSuffolk · Secondary3.8/10Good
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About schools in Suffolk
- How many schools are there in Suffolk?
- Suffolk has 356 open schools — 258 primary, 44 secondary, 20 special, 1 nursery, teaching 106,074 pupils in total.
- How many schools in Suffolk are rated Good or Outstanding?
- 252 of the 275 schools holding an Ofsted grade — 92% — are rated Good or Outstanding, including 15 rated Outstanding. That share is measured against graded schools, not all 356: a school inspected since September 2024 has no overall grade at all.
- What is the average Academic Performance in Suffolk?
- 4.4 out of 10, averaged across the 318 schools here that can be scored, where 5 is the national average. Academic Performance combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment and is ranked against comparable schools, so it is neither figure on its own.
- Why do some Suffolk schools have no Ofsted rating?
- 81 schools in Suffolk currently hold no overall grade. Ofsted stopped awarding single-word judgements in September 2024 and moved to a report card of separately graded areas, so schools inspected since then have no overall rating whatever the inspection found. Their profiles show the report card instead.
- What does Suffolk local authority do?
- A local authority is the body responsible for state education in its area — the level most admissions and school-place decisions are made at. Suffolk covers 356 schools and sits in the East of England region. It does not run academies or independent schools directly, though it still coordinates admissions for most of them.
- How many pupils in Suffolk are eligible for free school meals?
- 23.2% — 22,840 of 98,568 pupils at the 321 schools that report it. Independent schools file a return with roll and sex only, so they are outside this figure rather than counted as zero.
Part of the East of England region.