Ormiston Sudbury Academy

State-Funded School

ormiston-sudbury-academy-suffolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

SuffolkLocal Authority

South SuffolkConstituency

CO10 1NWPostcode

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Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

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

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 710 pupils. Ormiston Sudbury Academy is part of Ormiston Academies Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 24 Feb 2026 · published 17 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 39.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 41.6%
EBacc average point score: 3.18

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

710

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

35%

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: 710
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Ormiston Academies Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
18 Oct 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
26 Jun 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.