Ormiston Sudbury Academy
Sudbury, CO10 1NW · Suffolk · secondary school
35th of 43 secondary schools in Suffolk we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 4.8/10 against 702 of them, against 3.4/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 12 | 35% | 0.43 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 41.6 · 45 | 30% | 1.34 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.3 · 27 | 25% | 0.68 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 39.6 · 19 | 10% | 0.19 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 41.6% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 39.6, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.3 in 2023/24, meaning pupils made less progress than similar pupils nationally. Ofsted rated the school "Requires improvement" in February 2026. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (4.8 out of 10 against similar schools, 3.4 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. The school does not currently name specific clubs, sports, or arts activities on its website.
Getting in. There are 679 pupils in a school with 800 places, leaving 121 spare places. The school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils to close the gap between their current attainment and the national median? What specific steps are being taken to address the "Requires improvement" rating? How do the smaller class sizes resulting from spare places affect individual teaching time?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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