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Stone Lodge Academy
All-through · Mixed · Ages 5–16 · Sponsored special academy
Stone Lodge Lane West, Ipswich IP2 9HW · easterneducationgroup.ac.uk · 01473 601175
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 0.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Suffolk 42.8, England 46
- Pupils
- 175
- 2 over 173 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 45.1%
- First language not English
- 17.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 0.4, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Suffolk it was 42.8, and across England 46.
In 2024/25, 0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Suffolk it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼0% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| Reading | n/a | 106 | |
| Maths | n/a | 105 | |
| Grammar and spelling | n/a | 105 | |
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼0.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼3.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼0.02 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 37 | +4.9 |
| Further education | 40.7 | −12.9 |
| Other education | 7.4 | +3.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.4 | −3.3 |
| Activity not captured | 7.4 | — |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Stone Lodge Academy on 28 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 28 Jan 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding not effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Jul 2023
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 124908), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Oct 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
Jul 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Sept 2013Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124908)
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (29 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 29
- 17% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 59% who had a child bullied
based on 29 parents (100%) with SEND