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Sybil Andrews Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Rougham Tower Avenue, Bury St. Edmunds IP32 7QB · sybilandrewsacademy.co.uk · 01284 413400
On the mapSearch near IP32 7QB
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Suffolk 42.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 657
- 84% of 780 places
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 14.8%
- First language not English
- 9.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 101 families put the school first and 109 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 | 109 | 101 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 114 | 109 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 116 | 92 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 108 | 103 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 124 | 123 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.5, and 55.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Suffolk it was 42.8, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲55.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲78.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲60.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.52 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 38.9 | −6.6 |
| Further education | 52.8 | +7.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.2 | −0.7 |
| Employment | 1.4 | +0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.1 | +1.3 |
| Activity not captured | 0.7 | −1.7 |
Ofsted
Sybil Andrews Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 11 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
64% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (171 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 64%
- Replies
- 171
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 39 parents (23%) with SEND