Claydon High SchoolStowmarket High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Claydon High School and Stowmarket High School are secondary schools.
Claydon High School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Stowmarket High School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Stowmarket High School is ahead on our composite score.
Claydon High School was judged the expected standard and Stowmarket High School was judged strong.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.0 for Claydon High School and 40.5 for Stowmarket High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Claydon High School (50.0 in 2021-22, 45.0 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Stowmarket High School (44.4 in 2021-22, 40.5 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | IpswichClaydon High School | StowmarketStowmarket High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C58/100 | C59/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 15th of 43 in Suffolk | 12th of 43 in Suffolk Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 771 | 896 | |
| Capacity | 675 | 1,203 | |
| Location | Ipswich, IP6 0EG | Stowmarket, IP14 1QR | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 45.0 Stronger figure | 40.5 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 41.6% Stronger figure | 35.4% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 66.2% Stronger figure | 58.4% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 27.9% | 34.8% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.97 Stronger figure | 3.52 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 154 | 178 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 771 | 896 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 20.5% | 21.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.2% | 5.9% | |
| SEN support | 12.3% | 14.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.5% | 3.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.6% Stronger figure | 7.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.0% Stronger figure | 21.4% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Claydon High School
Stowmarket High School
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