Ormiston Sudbury Academy
Tudor Road, Sudbury, CO10 1NW
710 pupils · 89% of 800 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 35.5%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 February 2026, published 17 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 41.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 53.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 6.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 131 | 131 | 192 | 131 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 136 | 117 | 192 | 130 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 112 | 103 | 174 | 109 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 150 | 100 | 177 | 130 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 156 | 99 | 192 | 131 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 151 | 111 | 189 | 135 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 125 | 110 | 178 | 115 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 155 | 91 | 161 | 118 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Thomas Gainsborough School 2.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Stour Valley Community School 10.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Hedingham School and Sixth Form 12.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The Ramsey Academy, Halstead 12.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Hadleigh High School 15.9 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Honywood School 19.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.