Secondary schools in Suffolk
There are 42 secondary schools in Suffolk. 0 are rated Outstanding and 23 Good by Ofsted. Each listing shows the year groups, Ofsted rating and how admissions work.
Applying for a place in Suffolk
- Starting secondary school (Year 7) in September 2027: applications close on 31 October 2026. Offers are sent on 1 March 2027.
- You apply through the council where you live, even for schools in a different area, and late applications are considered after on-time ones.
Secondary schools in Suffolk, by town
Beccles
- Beccles High School
Year 7 - Year 11 · NR34 7BQ
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Sir John Leman High School
Year 7 - Year 13 · NR34 9PG
No rating on record
Brandon
- Breckland School
Year 7 - Year 11 · IP27 0PE
Ofsted: Good
Bungay
- Bungay High School
Year 7 - Year 13 · NR35 1RW
No rating on record
Bury St Edmunds
- Bury St Edmunds County High School
Year 7 - Year 11 · IP32 6RF
Ofsted: Good - King Edward VI CEVC School
Year 7 - Year 11 · IP33 3BH
No rating on record - St Benedict's Catholic School
Year 7 - Year 13 · IP32 6RH
No rating on record - Thurston Community College
Year 7 - Year 13 · IP31 3PB
Ofsted: Good
Bury St. Edmunds
- Sybil Andrews Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · IP32 7QB
Ofsted: Good
Colchester
- East Bergholt High School
Year 7 - Year 11 · CO7 6RJ
Ofsted: Good
Eye
- Hartismere School
Year 7 - Year 13 · IP23 7BL
Ofsted: Not judged - Stradbroke High School
Year 7 - Year 11 · IP21 5JN
Ofsted: Good
Felixstowe
- Felixstowe School
IP11 9QR
Ofsted: Good
Haverhill
- Castle Manor Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · CB9 9JE
No rating on record - Samuel Ward Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · CB9 0LD
Ofsted: Good
Ipswich
- Chantry Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · IP2 9LR
Ofsted: Good - Claydon High School
Year 7 - Year 11 · IP6 0EG
No rating on record - Copleston High School
Year 7 - Year 13 · IP4 5HD
Ofsted: Good - Hadleigh High School
Year 7 - Year 11 · IP7 5HU
No rating on record - Holbrook Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · IP9 2QX
Ofsted: Good - Ipswich Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · IP3 0SP
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Kesgrave High School
Year 7 - Year 13 · IP5 2PB
Ofsted: Good - Northgate High School
Year 7 - Year 13 · IP4 3DL
Ofsted: Not judged - Ormiston Endeavour Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · IP1 6SG
Ofsted: Good - St Alban's Catholic High School
Year 7 - Year 13 · IP4 3NJ
Ofsted: Good - Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · IP2 8PL
Ofsted: Good
Ixworth
- Ixworth High School
Year 7 - Year 11 · IP31 2HS
Ofsted: Not judged
Leiston
- Alde Valley Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · IP16 4BG
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Lowestoft
- Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics
Year 7 - Year 11 · NR32 4PZ
Ofsted: Not judged - East Point Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · NR33 0UQ
Ofsted: Good - Ormiston Denes Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · NR32 4AH
Ofsted: Not judged - Pakefield High School
Year 7 - Year 11 · NR33 7AQ
Ofsted: Good
Mildenhall
- Mildenhall College Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · IP28 7JX
Ofsted: Good
Newmarket
- Newmarket Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · CB8 0EB
Ofsted: Good
Stowmarket
- Debenham High School
Year 7 - Year 11 · IP14 6BL
Ofsted: Good - Stowmarket High School
Year 7 - Year 11 · IP14 1QR
Ofsted: Not judged - Stowupland High School
Year 7 - Year 13 · IP14 4BQ
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Sudbury
- Ormiston Sudbury Academy
CO10 1NW
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Stour Valley Community School
Year 7 - Year 11 · CO10 8PJ
Ofsted: Good - Thomas Gainsborough School
Year 7 - Year 13 · CO10 0NH
Ofsted: Not judged
Woodbridge
- Farlingaye High School
Year 7 - Year 13 · IP12 4JX
Ofsted: Good - Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form
Year 7 - Year 13 · IP13 9HE
Ofsted: Good