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Bungay High School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Queen's Road, Bungay NR35 1RW · bungayhigh.co.uk · 01986 892140

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
41.7
average Attainment 8 score. Suffolk 42.8, England 46
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
922
77% of 1,200 places
Local authority
Suffolk
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
26.1%
First language not English
4.2%
School census 2025/26
Trust
East Anglian Schools Trust Ltd

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 152 families put the school first and 157 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 142 (Places 141)142September 2023: 188 (Places 195)188September 2024: 177 (Places 181)177September 2025: 148 (Places 151)148September 2026: 152 (Places 157)152Places 157
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261571521100%
September 2025Sept 20251511481100%
September 2024Sept 20241811771100%
September 2023Sept 20231951881100%
September 2022Sept 20221411421▲99%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.7, and 35.8% 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 (29.6 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: 43.4 (England 46.3)43.42017/18: 50.1 (England 46.5)50.12018/19: 47.5 (England 46.7)47.52021/22: 47.1 (England 48.8)47.12022/23: 45.1 (England 46.3)45.12023/24: 46.0 (England 45.9)46.02024/25: 41.7 (England 46.0)41.7England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼41.746.0
▼35.8%45.4%
▼59.4%64.8%
▼21.4%40.5%
▼3.674.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form23.7−11.3
Sixth form college10.5+3.2
Further education52+11.9
Apprenticeship5.3+1.7
Employment2.6−2.5
Not in a lasting destination3.3−3.3
Activity not captured2.6+1.1

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: 31.5 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 26.8 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 27.8 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 23.2 (England 32.9)D+2021/22: 30.4 (England 37.9)C2022/23: 24.4 (England 34.2)D+2023/24: 23.4 (England 34.4)D+2024/25: 29.6 (England 35.0)CEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
38 studentsC (29.6)Average -0.22
39 studentsC (29.7)Average -0.21
16 studentsDist- (31.5)Average -0.22
8.7%AAB or better
87.9%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2433D+ (23.4)-0.53
2022/2350D+ (24.4)—
2021/2245C (30.4)—
2018/1968D+ (23.2)-0.18
2017/1878C- (27.8)-0.16
2016/17102C- (26.8)-0.20
2015/16125C (31.5)+0.14

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University28.6−1.2
Further education2.4+0.6
Apprenticeship9.5−1
Employment45.2−2.2
Not in a lasting destination9.5+2.5
Activity not captured4.8+1.3

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Bungay High School on 3 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
3 Mar 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-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Sept 2016Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Sept 2014Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

What parents said

61% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (186 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
61%
Positive
45%
Replies
186
19% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼54% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▼63% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▼43% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼50% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼60% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼45% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼48% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 90% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼28% agreeEngland 43%

based on 73 parents (39%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼33% agreeEngland 63%

based on 69 parents (37%) with SEND

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