Sunrise Academy

State-Funded School

sunrise-academy-suffolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

SuffolkLocal Authority

LowestoftConstituency

NR33 8AXPostcode

0.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Sunrise Academy is a state-funded special for pupils aged 9–16, located in Suffolk, East of England.

It currently serves 51 pupils. Sunrise Academy is part of EASTERN EDUCATION GROUP TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 2.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.08

Ethnicity

White

96%

Black

Mixed

Pupils

Total Pupils

63%Boys

37%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

69%

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: Special
Age range: 9 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 51
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: EASTERN EDUCATION GROUP TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
1 Apr 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
18 Nov 2019	Requires improvement	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Inadequate	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.