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Farlingaye High School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Ransom Road, Woodbridge IP12 4JX · farlingaye.suffolk.sch.uk · 01394 385720

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
43.8
average Attainment 8 score. Suffolk 42.8, England 46
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,861
94% of 1,975 places
Local authority
Suffolk
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
18.6%
First language not English
3.9%
School census 2025/26
Trust
East Anglian Schools Trust Ltd

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 282 families put the school first and 293 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 285 (Places 286)285September 2023: 320 (Places 306)320September 2024: 308 (Places 299)308September 2025: 292 (Places 295)292September 2026: 282 (Places 293)282Places 293
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026293282199%
September 2025Sept 20252952921100%
September 2024Sept 20242993081▲96%
September 2023Sept 20233063201▲95%
September 2022Sept 20222862851100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.8, and 39.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Suffolk it was 42.8, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (34.9 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 50.2 (England 46.3)50.22017/18: 49.4 (England 46.5)49.42018/19: 51.1 (England 46.7)51.12021/22: 50.8 (England 48.8)50.82022/23: 48.1 (England 46.3)48.12023/24: 45.5 (England 45.9)45.52024/25: 43.8 (England 46.0)43.8England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼43.846.0
▼39.8%45.4%
▼61.5%64.8%
▼15.7%40.5%
▼3.664.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form60.3−7.3
Sixth form college0.3—
Further education24.6+1.6
Other education1.3+0.3
Apprenticeship3.9+2.2
Employment2.6−0.1
Not in a lasting destination5.9+2.5
Activity not captured1+0.3

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 34.8 (England 30.5)C+2016/17: 33.4 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 33.5 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 33.0 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 38.8 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 36.2 (England 34.2)B-2023/24: 34.2 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 34.9 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
181 studentsC+ (34.9)Above average +0.18
183 studentsB- (35)Above average +0.19
86 studentsMerit+ (28.1)Average +0.11
22.9%AAB or better
96.5%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24181C+ (34.2)+0.14
2022/23186B- (36.2)—
2021/22190B (38.8)—
2018/19243C+ (33)+0.11
2017/18224C+ (33.5)+0.05
2016/17236C+ (33.4)-0.06
2015/16217C+ (34.8)+0.26

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University35.9−12.8
Further and other education3.7−0.4
Further education3.1+0.1
Other education0.5−0.5
Apprenticeship4.2−2.9
Employment41.1+14.7
Not in a lasting destination9.4−1.3
Activity not captured5.7+2.7

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Farlingaye High School on 12 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
12 May 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
Personal development and well-beingStrong standard
Post-16 provisionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Mar 2022Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formOutstanding
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Apr 2013Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Mar 2007Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding

What parents said

82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (273 replies, to 2 January 2023).

Recommend
82%
Replies
273
14% · 2 Jan 2023
Child is happy at school▼85% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼87% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼70% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼78% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well●85% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼63% agreeEngland 79%
Told how child is doing●85% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▲98% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲96% agreeEngland 89%
Supports personal development▼75% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly●75% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 83% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼44% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 34% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲78% agreeEngland 67%

based on 44 parents (16%) with SEND

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