Sunrise Academy

Church Lane, East Suffolk, Suffolk, NR33 8AX

Not rated

Inspected 25 February 2025 · no overall grade

No overall grade

Ofsted

2.5

Attainment 8

9–16

Ages

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Free schools special

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Suffolk →
School Type: Free schools special
Age Range: Ages 9–16
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 44 / 52 (85%)
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Religious Character: None
Last Ofsted Inspection: 25 February 2025

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

79.5%

Disadvantaged

EAL

100%

SEN support

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

Where pupils go next

88%

Sustained destination

88%

Stayed in education

Apprenticeship

Attendance

36.8%

Overall absence

79.6%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

9.6

Teachers (FTE)

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

5.1

Pupils per teacher

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

9.37

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -0.4 vs 2023/24

£48,875

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 20% on leadership pay

↑ +£2,060 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

9.4% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

↓ -1.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£38,818

Spend per pupil

£35,364

Income per pupil

43%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.