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Felixstowe School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy
High Street, Felixstowe IP11 9QR · fxs.org.uk · 01394 288228
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Suffolk 42.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,169
- 78% of 1,500 places
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 25.7%
- First language not English
- 8.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 194 families put the school first and 201 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 201 | 194 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 218 | 214 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 236 | 223 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 250 | 233 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 208 | 203 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.5, and 26.8% 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 (29.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼26.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼48.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼34.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.42 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 36.1 | −22.7 |
| Further education | 48 | +24 |
| Other education | 1 | +0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.5 | −2.9 |
| Employment | 3 | −1.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.9 | +0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 3.5 | +2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 students | C (29.5) | Average +0.06 | |
| 29 students | C (29.7) | Average +0.07 | |
| 16 students | Merit (25) | Average -0.23 | |
| 6 students | Dist* (50) | — |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 48 | C- (27.4) | -0.28 |
| 2022/23 | 55 | D+ (22.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 39 | C- (26.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 41 | D+ (24) | +0.08 |
| 2017/18 | 49 | C- (26.8) | -0.02 |
| 2016/17 | 48 | C- (25.6) | +0.13 |
| 2015/16 | 80 | D+ (24) | +0.07 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 30 | +4.2 |
| Further education | 1.7 | −3.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 13.3 | +2 |
| Employment | 28.3 | −8.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 23.3 | +7.2 |
| Activity not captured | 3.3 | −1.5 |
Ofsted
Felixstowe School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 4 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 4 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Dec 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Oct 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Dec 2021Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective - Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Jan 2020Monitoring visitEffective action
- Oct 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
- Dec 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Nov 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Not effective Jun 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
67% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (173 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 67%
- Replies
- 173
- 14% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 42 parents (24%) with SEND