East Bergholt High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Suffolk
Heath Road, Colchester, CO7 6RJ
68
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
96%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
90.3%
24.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
902
Capacity used
Nearly full97%
930 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
96%
1st preference success rate
178 of 185 families who put it first got an offer
183
Places offered
441
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 185 | 178 | ● 96% |
| 2nd preference | 131 | 4 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 57 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences | 68 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 441 | 183 | 41% |
1st preference success by year
Suffolk lets families list 3 preferences. 184 applications came from outside the council area (23 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Daniel Woodcock
- Address
- Heath Road, East Bergholt, Colchester, CO7 6RJ
- Phone
- 01206298200
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Ward / constituency
- East Bergholt · South Suffolk
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137218
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 17% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: PENROSE LEARNING TRUST
902 pupils · 930 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
08 June 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 936 pupils
Attendance
90.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
24.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 47.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.09 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 48% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 68% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.08 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 48.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 72.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 14.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.11 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 183 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 184 | 13% | 53% | 77% | |
| English Language | 183 | 13% | 59% | 78% | |
| English Literature | 182 | 20% | 63% | 76% | |
| Combined Science | 120 | 4% | 44% | 72% | |
| Geography | 115 | 19% | 55% | 65% | |
| History | 97 | 23% | 58% | 64% | |
| Business | 80 | 14% | 48% | 68% | |
| Biology | 62 | 44% | 84% | 89% | |
| Physics | 55 | 44% | 96% | 98% | |
| Chemistry | 55 | 40% | 85% | 96% | |
| Religious Studies | 45 | 13% | 51% | 64% | |
| Physical Education | 38 | 11% | 55% | 71% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Suffolk council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.