Thomas Gainsborough School

State-Funded School

thomas-gainsborough-school-suffolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

SuffolkLocal Authority

South SuffolkConstituency

CO10 0NHPostcode

6.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Thomas Gainsborough School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Suffolk, East of England.

It currently serves 1,603 pupils. Thomas Gainsborough 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

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 46.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 45.7%
EBacc average point score: 4.17

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,603

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

19%

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 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,603
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
16 Dec 2024	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
3 Nov 2017	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.