OFSTED
23 April 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Suffolk
Trust
SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
512
512 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
237
46.3% of pupils
Male pupils
275
53.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.5 pts
below England
School
22.3%
West Suffolk
18.6%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.2 pts
below England
School
2.1%
West Suffolk
12.8%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
West Suffolk
2.8%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
85.9%
440
Any other White background
6.3%
32
Unclassified
4.5%
23
Any other Mixed background
0.8%
4
Any other Asian background
0.6%
3
White and Asian
0.4%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
27.7%
142 of
512 pupils
6.9 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.5 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
44.0
4.8 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.82 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.30%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.08 pts
higher than
England
School
9.30%
West Suffolk
6.34%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
28.17%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.36 pts
higher than
England
School
28.17%
West Suffolk
15.50%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.83%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.02 pts
higher than
England
School
3.83%
West Suffolk
2.17%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
85.3%
7.0 pts
below England
Ixworth High School
85.3%
West Suffolk
90.4%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.