Schools in Suffolk
367 schools across 41 towns
Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 167 of 367 schools here that have a published grade.
Suffolk has 367 schools across 41 towns — 253 primary, 43 secondary, educating around 108,651 pupils. 88% of schools with a published Ofsted grade are rated Good or Outstanding (147 of 167). There are currently 78 open teaching jobs in Suffolk. Browse schools by town, compare Ofsted ratings and exam results, and find teaching jobs across Suffolk.
Suffolklocal authority guide — teacher pay, ratios & spending →School spending in Suffolk
Gross expenditure per pupil — LA-maintained schools (2024-25).
Source: DfE “LA and school expenditure” (Consistent Financial Reporting), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Covers council-maintained schools; academies report separately.
Top-performing schools in Suffolk
Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.
By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score
- 1Debenham High School55.7Attainment 8
- 2Hartismere School53.0Attainment 8
- 3Northgate High School50.6Attainment 8
- 4Bury St Edmunds County High School49.8Attainment 8
- 5St Benedict's Catholic School49.8Attainment 8
Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Towns in Suffolk
Select a town to browse its schools and Ofsted ratings
Aldeburgh
Babergh
Beccles
Brandon
Bungay
Bures
Bury St Edmunds
Bury St. Edmunds
Colchester
Diss
East Suffolk
Eye
Felixstowe
Framlingham, Woodbridge
Hadleigh
Halesworth
Harleston
Haverhill
HAVERHILL
Hitcham
Ipswich
IPSWICH
Ixworth
Leiston
Lowestoft
Lowestoft, Suffolk
Mid Suffolk
Mildenhall
Newmarket
Nr Colchester
Nr Diss
Nr Manningtree
Nr Thetford
Rougham
Saxmundham
Southwold
Stowmarket
Sudbury
Thetford
West Suffolk
Woodbridge
Outstanding Schools in Suffolk
Schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted
All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk· IP29 4QA
171 pupils
KS2: 80% met expected standard
Castle EAST School
Bungay, Suffolk· NR35 1JS
120 pupils
Attainment 8: 9.0
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Elveden Church of England Primary Academy
Thetford, Suffolk· IP24 3TN
101 pupils
KS2: 57% met expected standard
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Exning Primary School
Newmarket, Suffolk· CB8 7EW
229 pupils
KS2: 75% met expected standard
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Highfield Nursery School
Ipswich, Suffolk· IP1 6DW
110 pupils
Moulton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Newmarket, Suffolk· CB8 8PR
210 pupils
KS2: 83% met expected standard