Secondary school

Ormiston Sudbury Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–19
  • Mixed
  • Suffolk
  • CO10 1NW
  • Sixth form
Ofsted report card · inspected Feb 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,643 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 81%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 77%77%2016/17: top 84%2017/18: top 87%2018/19: top 88%2021/22: top 87%2022/23: top 92%2023/24: top 72%72% · 2023/242024/25: top 81%No exams

Against East of England

Attainment 839.6 · East of England 45.92/10 Well below East of England+6.2 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths41.6% · East of England 44.9%5/10 Middle+32.1 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.18 · East of England 4.012/10 Well below East of England
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.30 · East of England −0.023/10 Below−13.2 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry · 2022/23Not enough data · East of England 32.3Suppressed in 2022/23 (too few pupils to publish)
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 45.7 · 120 pupils · East of England 50.52016/17: 39.7 · 105 pupils · East of England 46.22017/18: 38.1 · 109 pupils · East of England 46.32018/19: 38 · 109 pupils · East of England 46.32021/22: 40.1 · 100 pupils · East of England 48.82022/23: 35.8 · 150 pupils · East of England 46.22023/24: 41.3 · 123 pupils · East of England 45.62024/25: 39.6 · 101 pupils · East of England 45.8545.735.8No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 25% · 105 pupils · East of England 41%2017/18: 24% · 109 pupils · East of England 41%2018/19: 18% · 109 pupils · East of England 40%2021/22: 30% · 100 pupils · East of England 49%2022/23: 19% · 150 pupils · East of England 43%2023/24: 31.7% · 123 pupils · East of England 43.9%2024/25: 41.6% · 101 pupils · East of England 44.9%41.6%18%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 24.34 · 51 pupils · East of England 29.022016/17: 22.12 · 56 pupils · East of England 29.412017/18: 20.53 · 29 pupils · East of England 30.942018/19: 18.54 · 35 pupils · East of England 31.322021/22: withheld (4 pupils)2022/23: withheld (2 pupils)24.3418.54No exams

Not published 2023/24, 2024/25Withheld 2021/22, 2022/23

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
131 of 131 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st131131
2nd440
3rd160

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2026

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected
  • Leadership and governanceExpected
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2014Good
  4. 2018Remains Good
  5. 2023Requires improvement
  6. 2026Lowest Needs attention

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026710
Free school meals (past 6 years)34.0%
First language not English6.0%
SEN support16.2%
EHC plan3.8%
Absence (sessions missed)8.3%
Persistently absent pupils24.5%

Girls 44.9%Boys 55.1%

88.8% full · 800 places · 1 in sixth form (2022/23)

Parent View

As at 6 Apr 2026 · 61 responses (9% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school60.7% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school73.8% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved55.7% agree
  • Has your child been bullied at this school?26.2% yes
  • When the bullying took place the school dealt with it quickly and effectively · asked only of the 26.2% who said Yes above25% agree
  • Does your child have Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities?24.6% yes
  • The school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 24.6% who said Yes above60% agree
  • The school communicates well with me about the things I need to know55.7% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 6.6% had no concerns to raise57.9% agree
  • When the school makes decisions it has the child's best interests at heart55.7% agree
  • The school gives my child the right support to enable them to learn well62.3% agree
  • Would you recommend this school to another parent?70.5% yes
  • Your overall view of the school58.5% positive

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.6
Pupils per adult11.2
  • Classroom teachers 36.7
  • Leadership 6
  • Teaching assistants 9.3
  • Other support 29.6

Teachers 42.7 FTE · Whole workforce 81.7 · 99 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,040
Spend per pupil£7,423
Staff spend per pupil£5,996
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£419,000in-year balance

Grants £7,976 · self-generated £109 · premises £420 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST (44 academies) · trust reserve £26,242,000 · 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

123 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained87%
  • Education82.9%
  • Apprenticeship0.8%
  • Employment3.3%
  • Not sustained7.3%
  • Unknown5.7%