Education in East Suffolk
DistrictThe east of the East of England. 250,106 people in 1,261 square kilometres.
2 layers about education for East Suffolk, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Schools by council
Worked out by Open Index · 2026
Under 25250 or more
East Suffolk had 113 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.
Number of schools
CouncilGreat Britain only113
Worked out by Open Index · 2026
East Suffolk had 113 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.
Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.
Schools
Exact pointGreat Britain onlyPublished as points, so there is no single figure for East Suffolk. The map shows each one.
Schools in East Suffolk
East Suffolk has 113 open schools: 84 primary, 12 secondary, 7 special, 1 sixth form and further education, 8 independent and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.
- Outstanding
- 2
- Good
- 36
- Requires improvement
- 4
- Inadequate
- 0
42 of the 100 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between September 2019 and July 2024.
21 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.
15 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.
Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.
Schools rated Outstanding in East Suffolk
2 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.
Woods Loke Primary School (April 2024), Castle EAST School (March 2024).
Primary (84)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldeburgh Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 78 | Standards maintained, April 2025Good (overall), March 2020 |
| Barnby and North Cove Community Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 91 | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met |
| Bawdsey Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 58 | School remains Good, June 2024 |
| Bealings School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 104 | Good (overall), July 2024 |
| Beccles Primary Academy | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 148 | Good (overall), May 2022 |
| Benhall St Mary's Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 77 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Birchwood Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 209 | School remains Outstanding, December 2022 |
| Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 173 | Standards maintained, February 2025 |
| Bramfield Church of England Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 103 | Standards maintained, January 2025 |
| Brampton Church of England Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 82 | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met |
| Broke Hall Community Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 591 | Good (overall), June 2023 |
| Bucklesham Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 104 | Good (overall), July 2024 |
| Bungay Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 237 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met |
| Carlton Colville Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 366 | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed |
| Cedarwood Primary School | Community school | 5 to 11 | 399 | School remains Good, January 2023 |
| Charsfield Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 34 | School remains Good, February 2023 |
| Coldfair Green Community Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 160 | Good (overall), June 2023 |
| Colneis Junior School | Academy converter | 7 to 11 | 343 | School remains Good, December 2022 |
| Corton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 110 | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met |
| Dell Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 290 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met |
| Dennington Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 66 | Good (overall), January 2023 |
| Earl Soham Community Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 78 | Good (overall), May 2024 |
| Easton Primary School | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 73 | School remains Good, January 2023 |
| Edgar Sewter Community Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 266 | Good (overall), July 2024 |
| Elm Tree Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 266 | Good (overall), July 2022 |
| Eyke Church of England Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 97 | Standards maintained, March 2025Good (overall), October 2019 |
| Fairfield Infant School | Academy converter | 3 to 7 | 294 | School remains Good, February 2023 |
| Felix Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 201 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met |
| Framlingham Sir Robert Hitcham's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 311 | Good (overall), June 2023 |
| Gorseland Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 461 | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met |
| Grange Community Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 160 | Good (overall), November 2022 |
| Grove Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 304 | Good (overall), October 2022 |
| Grundisburgh Primary School | Community school | 5 to 11 | 169 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met |
| Gunton Primary Academy | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 306 | School remains Good, April 2024 |
| Heath Primary School, Kesgrave | Community school | 3 to 11 | 523 | Good (overall), May 2023 |
| Hollesley Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 76 | Requires improvement (overall), October 2022, before the school changed |
| Holton St Peter Community Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 141 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met |
| Ilketshall St Lawrence School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 99 | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met |
| Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 166 | School remains Good, September 2022 |
| Kessingland Church of England Primary Academy | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 198 | Standards maintained, February 2025Good (overall), December 2019 |
| Kingsfleet Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 185 | School remains Good, May 2024 |
| Kyson Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 380 | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed |
| Langer Primary Academy | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 144 | Good (overall), September 2023 |
| Leiston Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 383 | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade |
| Martlesham Primary Academy | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 125 | School remains Good, March 2024 |
| Melton Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 163 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met |
| Middleton Community Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 16 | Standards maintained, May 2025Good (overall), December 2019 |
| Nacton Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 100 | Standards maintained, March 2025Good (overall), October 2019 |
| Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 311 | Good (overall), July 2022 |
| Orford Church of England Primary School and Nursery | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 34 | Good (overall), May 2023, before the school changed |
| Otley Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 51 | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade |
| Oulton Broad Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 378 | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade |
| Pakefield Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 274 | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met |
| Phoenix St Peter Academy | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 109 | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade |
| Poplars Community Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 260 | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met |
| Ravensmere Infant School | Academy converter | 4 to 7 | 52 | Good (overall), November 2023 |
| Red Oak Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 420 | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2023 |
| Rendlesham Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 277 | School remains Good, June 2022 |
| Reydon Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 2 to 11 | 168 | Good (overall), February 2024 |
| Ringsfield Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 118 | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met |
| Roman Hill Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 375 | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade |
| Sandlings Primary School | Community school | 5 to 11 | 82 | Standards maintained, May 2025Good (overall), March 2020 |
| Saxmundham Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 252 | Good (overall), April 2024 |
| Snape Primary School | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 103 | Standards maintained, January 2025 |
| Somerleyton Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 67 | Good (overall), June 2023 |
| Southwold Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 60 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade |
| St Benet's RC Primary School and Nursery | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 69 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met |
| St Edmund's RC Primary School and Nursery | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 60 | Good (overall), July 2024 |
| St Margaret's Primary Academy | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 364 | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 198 | School remains Good, July 2024 |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 155 | Good (overall), April 2024 |
| The Albert Pye Community Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 350 | School remains Good, June 2024 |
| The Limes Primary Academy | Free schools | 2 to 11 | 354 | Good (overall), February 2023 |
| Trimley St Martin Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 168 | School remains Good, November 2023 |
| Trimley St Mary Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 389 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade |
| Waldringfield Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 69 | Requires improvement (overall), June 2023, before the school changed |
| Wenhaston Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 93 | Standards maintained, April 2025Good (overall), January 2020 |
| Westwood Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 2 to 11 | 184 | School remains Good, March 2022 |
| Wickham Market Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 163 | School remains Good, May 2023 |
| Witnesham Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 90 | Good (overall), November 2022 |
| Woodbridge Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 209 | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade |
| Woods Loke Primary School | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 483 | Outstanding (overall), April 2024 |
| Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 324 | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade |
| Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 88 | School remains Good, May 2024Good (overall), September 2019 |
Secondary (12)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alde Valley Academy | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 16 | 645 | Requires improvement (overall), July 2024 |
| Beccles High School | Free schools | 11 to 16 | 182 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met |
| Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 16 | 1,263 | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade |
| Bungay High School | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 922 | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met |
| East Point Academy | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 16 | 846 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met |
| Farlingaye High School | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,861 | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met |
| Felixstowe School | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 19 | 1,169 | Good (overall), June 2024 |
| Kesgrave High School | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,875 | Good (overall), December 2022 |
| Ormiston Denes Academy | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 16 | 711 | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade |
| Pakefield High School | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 679 | Good (overall), September 2023 |
| Sir John Leman High School | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,404 | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met |
| Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,056 | Good (overall), January 2023 |
Special (7)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bramfield House School | Other independent special school | 7 to 16 | 138 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Castle EAST School | Free schools special | 9 to 16 | 130 | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 |
| Compass Community School Aylward Park | Other independent special school | 7 to 17 | 9 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Ness Point School | Other independent special school | 11 to 16 | 30 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Sunrise Academy | Free schools special | 9 to 16 | 51 | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade |
| The Ashley School | Academy special converter | 7 to 16 | 203 | School remains Outstanding, May 2023 |
| Warren School | Academy special sponsor led | 3 to 19 | 163 | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade |
Sixth form and further education (1)
| School | Type | Ages | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Coast College | Further education | 16 to 99 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
Independent (8)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felixstowe International College | Other independent school | 9 to 19 | 28 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Framlingham College | Other independent school | 2 to 18 | 519 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Include Suffolk | Other independent school | 5 to 12 | 52 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Orwell Park School | Other independent school | 2 to 14 | 167 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Saint Felix School | Other independent school | 2 to 19 | 235 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Summerhill School | Other independent school | 5 to 18 | 51 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| The Old School | Other independent school | 0 to 11 | 47 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Woodbridge School | Other independent school | 4 to 19 | 710 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon School | Pupil referral unit | 4 to 16 | 0 | Requires improvement (overall), June 2023 |
Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.
Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.