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Ormiston Sudbury Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy

Tudor Road, Sudbury CO10 1NW · ormistonsudburyacademy.co.uk · 01787 375131

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
39.6
average Attainment 8 score. Suffolk 42.8, England 46
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
710
89% of 800 places
Local authority
Suffolk
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
35.5%
First language not English
4.6%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Ormiston Academies Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 131 families put the school first and 131 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: 99 (Places 156)99September 2023: 100 (Places 150)100September 2024: 103 (Places 112)103September 2025: 117 (Places 136)117September 2026: 131 (Places 131)131Places 131
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261311311100%
September 2025Sept 20251361170.9100%
September 2024Sept 20241121030.9100%
September 2023Sept 20231501000.7100%
September 2022Sept 2022156990.6100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.6, and 41.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Suffolk it was 42.8, and across England 46.

In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade D (18.5 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: 39.7 (England 46.3)39.72017/18: 38.1 (England 46.5)38.12018/19: 38.0 (England 46.7)38.02021/22: 40.1 (England 48.8)40.12022/23: 35.8 (England 46.3)35.82023/24: 41.3 (England 45.9)41.32024/25: 39.6 (England 46.0)39.6England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼39.646.0
▼41.6%45.4%
▼53.5%64.8%
▼6.9%40.5%
▼3.184.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form17.1−3.9
Sixth form college4.1+2.1
Further education61.8+6.8
Apprenticeship0.8−3.2
Employment3.3+0.3
Not in a lasting destination7.3−1.7
Activity not captured5.7−0.3

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

15/1616/1717/1818/192015/16: 24.3 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 22.1 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 20.5 (England 32.1)D2018/19: 18.5 (England 32.9)DEngland 32.9
2018/19TrendAverage gradeProgress
35 studentsD (18.5)Below average -0.53
36 studentsD (18.4)Well below average -0.61
14 studentsDist+ (37.7)Average +0.43
8.3%AAB or better
100%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2017/1829D (20.5)-0.43
2016/1756D+ (22.1)-0.23
2015/1651D+ (24.3)-0.04

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/22
Left in 2021/22
University33.3
Employment22.2
Not in a lasting destination33.3
Activity not captured11.1

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Ormiston Sudbury Academy on 24 February 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
24 Feb 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Sept 2023Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jun 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

70% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (61 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
70%
Positive
58%
Replies
61
9% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼61% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▼73% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▼56% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼62% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼56% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼56% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼58% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 93% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼25% agreeEngland 43%

based on 16 parents (26%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼60% agreeEngland 63%

based on 15 parents (25%) with SEND

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