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Sunrise Academy
All-through · Mixed · Ages 9–16 · Special free school
Church Lane, Lowestoft NR33 8AX · easterneducationgroup.ac.uk · 01502 572682
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 2.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Suffolk 42.8, England 46
- Pupils
- 51
- 98% of 52 places
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 68.6%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 2.5, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Suffolk it was 42.8, and across England 46.
Key stage 2 results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | hidden | 62% |
| Higher standard | hidden | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | hidden | 106 |
| Maths | hidden | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | hidden | 105 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 144765)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼2.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼0.08 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 144765)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 33.3 | −6.7 |
| Other education | 16.7 | +3.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 41.7 | +15 |
| Activity not captured | 8.3 | −5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Sunrise Academy on 25 February 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 25 Feb 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Sept 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 144765), which Ofsted links to this one.
- Jan 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Sept 2019Inadequate
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 144765)