Best Secondary schools in Suffolk

Top 20 by latest Ofsted graded judgements.

Summary

Outstanding: 1 Good: 19 Requires improvement: 0 Inadequate: 0
Earliest inspection
12 Dec 2014
Latest inspection
16 Jul 2024

These rankings use each school’s latest graded Ofsted inspection. Ungraded visits do not replace the most recent graded judgement.

  • 1.
    Hartismere School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Eye • IP23 7BL

    Last inspected on 12 Dec 2014 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 2.
    Westbourne Academy
    Secondary • Academy converter • Ipswich • IP1 5JN

    Last inspected on 16 Jul 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 3.
    Felixstowe School
    Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Felixstowe • IP11 9QR

    Last inspected on 8 Jul 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 4.
    Chantry Academy
    Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Ipswich • IP2 9LR

    Last inspected on 13 Jun 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 5.
    Sybil Andrews Academy
    Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Bury St. Edmunds • IP32 7QB

    Last inspected on 23 Nov 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 6.
    Pakefield High School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Lowestoft • NR33 7AQ

    Last inspected on 9 Nov 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 7.
    Newmarket Academy
    Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Newmarket • CB8 0EB

    Last inspected on 25 Sep 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 8.
    Stour Valley Community School
    Secondary • Free schools • Sudbury • CO10 8PJ

    Last inspected on 14 Jun 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 9.
    Debenham High School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Stowmarket • IP14 6BL

    Last inspected on 2 May 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 10.
    Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form
    Secondary • Academy converter • Woodbridge • IP13 9HE

    Last inspected on 16 Mar 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 11.
    Kesgrave High School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Ipswich • IP5 2PB

    Last inspected on 2 Feb 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 12.
    Samuel Ward Academy
    Secondary • Academy converter • Haverhill • CB9 0LD

    Last inspected on 7 Dec 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 13.
    Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy
    Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Ipswich • IP2 8PL

    Last inspected on 23 May 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 14.
    Bury St Edmunds County High School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Bury St Edmunds • IP32 6RF

    Last inspected on 15 May 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 15.
    Farlingaye High School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Woodbridge • IP12 4JX

    Last inspected on 5 May 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 16.
    St Alban's Catholic High School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Ipswich • IP4 3NJ

    Last inspected on 23 Feb 2020 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 17.
    Ixworth High School
    Secondary • Free schools • Ixworth • IP31 2HS

    Last inspected on 13 Oct 2019 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 18.
    Castle Manor Academy
    Secondary • Academy converter • Haverhill • CB9 9JE

    Last inspected on 18 Jun 2019 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 19.
    Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics
    Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Lowestoft • NR32 4PZ

    Last inspected on 5 Jun 2019 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 20.
    King Edward VI CEVC School
    Secondary • Voluntary controlled school • Bury St Edmunds • IP33 3BH

    Last inspected on 28 Mar 2019 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good