Secondary school

Hartismere School

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Suffolk
  • IP23 7BL
  • Sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Feb 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 630 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 20%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 18%18%2016/17: top 23%2017/18: top 17%2018/19: top 20%2021/22: top 16%16% · 2021/222022/23: top 21%2023/24: top 24%2024/25: top 20%No exams

A-level results

#112 of 273 East of England sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against East of England

Attainment 853 · East of England 45.99/10 Top 20%
Grade 5+ English and maths57.6% · East of England 44.9%9/10 Top 20%
EBacc point score5.04 · East of England 4.019/10 Top 20%+6.9 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.19 · East of England −0.027/10 Above−12.8 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry35.7 · East of England 33.27/10 Above−18.4 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 55.7 · 150 pupils · East of England 50.52016/17: 51.4 · 139 pupils · East of England 46.22017/18: 53.7 · 145 pupils · East of England 46.32018/19: 53 · 147 pupils · East of England 46.32021/22: 56.8 · 151 pupils · East of England 48.82022/23: 52.5 · 154 pupils · East of England 46.22023/24: 51.5 · 163 pupils · East of England 45.62024/25: 53 · 158 pupils · East of England 45.8556.851.4No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 55% · 139 pupils · East of England 41%2017/18: 61% · 145 pupils · East of England 41%2018/19: 50% · 147 pupils · East of England 40%2021/22: 61% · 151 pupils · East of England 49%2022/23: 60% · 154 pupils · East of England 43%2023/24: 55.8% · 163 pupils · East of England 43.9%2024/25: 57.6% · 158 pupils · East of England 44.9%61%50%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 30.46 · 96 pupils · East of England 29.022016/17: 32.24 · 94 pupils · East of England 29.412017/18: 33.85 · 118 pupils · East of England 30.942018/19: 33.5 · 82 pupils · East of England 31.322021/22: 41.41 · 101 pupils · East of England 36.152022/23: 36.31 · 95 pupils · East of England 32.282023/24: 34.33 · 104 pupils · East of England 32.652024/25: 35.7 · 84 pupils · East of England 33.1641.4130.46No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in94.3%
150 of 159 who put it first2014 · 96.2%2026 · 94.3%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st159150
2nd361
3rd80

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2025

  • Personal developmentOutstanding
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Sixth form provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2014Outstanding
  4. 2018Ungraded visit
  5. 2025Lowest Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,062
Free school meals (past 6 years)13.3%
First language not English2.6%
SEN support12.8%
EHC plan2.5%
Absence (sessions missed)7.4%
Persistently absent pupils19.7%

Girls 49.9%Boys 50.1%

106.2% full · 1,000 places · 171 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 172 responses (16.4% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school91.9% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school88.9% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved80.2% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 57.6% not applicable48% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year71.5% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 23.3% not applicable74.3% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?24.4% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 24.4% who said Yes above73.8% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child89% agree
  • My child does well at this school89% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing80.8% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school91.3% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school92.4% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development77.3% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent85.5% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.4
Pupils per adult14.7
  • Classroom teachers 50.8
  • Leadership 7
  • Teaching assistants 12.1
  • Other support 14.5

Teachers 57.8 FTE · Whole workforce 84.4 · 100 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,086
Spend per pupil£7,454
Staff spend per pupil£5,673
Reserve per pupil£283
  • +£297,000revenue reserve
  • −£387,000in-year balance

Grants £6,403 · self-generated £682 · premises £331 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: HARTISMERE FAMILY OF SCHOOLS (4 academies) · trust reserve £1,403,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

163 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained94.5%
  • Education84%
  • Apprenticeship1.8%
  • Employment8.6%
  • Not sustained3.7%
  • Unknown1.8%

After sixth form (16–18)

100 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained83%
  • Education58%
  • Higher education57%
  • Apprenticeship8%
  • Employment17%
  • Not sustained14%
  • Unknown3%