Ormiston Sudbury Academy

Academy sponsor led · Secondary school · Sudbury, Suffolk
CO10 1NW
Composite score
49.5

About Ormiston Sudbury Academy

Ormiston Sudbury Academy is a secondary school in Sudbury, Suffolk, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led. Around 679 pupils aged 11 to 19 attend the school. The school holds a 'Requires improvement' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 39.6, below the national average of 46. That is down 1.7 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

42% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. 54% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. If you are considering Ormiston Sudbury Academy, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#2,576
National rank
#286
In East of England
#33
In Suffolk
Top 81%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
39.6
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
42%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
54%
% EBacc grade 5+
2%
EBacc average points score
3.18

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Pupils on roll 679 % FSM ever-6 34.0% % EAL 6.0% Age range 11–19 Gender Mixed

Location

Nearby secondary schools

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