Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form

State-Funded School

thomas-mills-high-school-sixth-form-suffolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

SuffolkLocal Authority

Central Suffolk and North IpswichConstituency

IP13 9HEPostcode

6.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Suffolk, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,056 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 48.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 46.2%
EBacc average point score: 4.33

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,056

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

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: 1,056
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
16 Mar 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
7 Feb 2022	Inadequate	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Inadequate
2 Nov 2006	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.