Stradbroke High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Suffolk
Wilby Road, Eye, IP21 5JN
66
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.7%
24.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
353
Capacity used
Has space81%
435 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
59 of 59 families who put it first got an offer
62
Places offered
96
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 59 | 59 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 31 | 1 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 6 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 96 | 60 | 63% |
1st preference success by year
Suffolk lets families list 3 preferences. 9 applications came from outside the council area (7 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
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Karen Millar
- Address
- Wilby Road, Stradbroke, Eye, IP21 5JN
- Phone
- 01379384387
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Ward / constituency
- Stradbroke & Laxfield · Waveney Valley
- Area
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 137901
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 22% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST
353 pupils · 435 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
22 November 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 359 pupils
Attendance
91.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
24.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
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 | 45.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.37 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 48% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 73% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.19 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 47.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 72.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 56.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.02 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 55 | — |
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 | 54 | 19% | 56% | 78% | |
| English Language | 54 | 19% | 50% | 69% | |
| English Literature | 53 | 11% | 64% | 79% | |
| Combined Science | 46 | 7% | 37% | 67% | |
| History | 37 | 14% | 46% | 54% | |
| Spanish | 29 | 3% | 14% | 38% | |
| Art and Design | 22 | 5% | 50% | 82% | |
| Geography | 21 | 29% | 52% | 62% | |
| Design & Technology | 20 | 10% | 45% | 75% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 20 | 0% | 25% | 40% | |
| Physical Education | 16 | 0% | 19% | 63% | |
| Religious Studies | 13 | 15% | 54% | 69% |
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.