Hartismere SchoolDebenham High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Hartismere School and Debenham High School are secondary schools.
Hartismere School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Debenham High School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Debenham High School is ahead on our composite score.
Hartismere School was judged the expected standard and Debenham High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 52.4 for Hartismere School and 51.5 for Debenham High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Hartismere School (56.8 in 2021-22, 52.4 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Debenham High School (55.9 in 2021-22, 51.5 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | EyeHartismere School | StowmarketDebenham High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100 | B71/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 3rd of 43 in Suffolk | 1st of 43 in Suffolk Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,062 | 714 | |
| Capacity | 1,000 | 625 | |
| Location | Eye, IP23 7BL | Stowmarket, IP14 6BL | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 52.4 Stronger figure | 51.5 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 56.7% Stronger figure | 55.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 79.9% Stronger figure | 77.2% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 164 | 136 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 84 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 35.7 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 39.4 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 18.2% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,051 | 699 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 13.3% | 13.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.6% | 1.0% | |
| SEN support | 12.8% | 7.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.5% | 2.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.4% | 6.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.7% | 16.3% Stronger figure | 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.
Hartismere School
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