Thomas Gainsborough School
Wells Hall Road, Great Cornard, Sudbury, CO10 0NH
Year 7 - Year 13 (ages 11-18)
SecondaryAcademy converterMixedNone
About the school
“Our school motto is ‘Excellence: for each, for all’ and this encapsulates our values and ethos. It is a school where every single individual matters.”
Established school - open since before 2014. Became an academy in January 2015, continuing the school that was already there.
Ofsted
Ofsted: Not judgedLast inspected 16 December 2024
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes
“Not judged” means there's no overall grade: Ofsted stopped giving single-word grades in September 2024. The full report shows how the school did in each area.
Admissions
Admissions policy on record: Non-selective
This school is its own admissions authority, meaning it sets and applies its own admissions criteria (rather than the local council).
Visit the school's website for admissions details →Details
- Number of pupils
- 1615
- Multi-academy trust
- UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Phone
- 01787375232
- Website
- http://tgschool.net/