Ormiston Sudbury AcademyHedingham School and Sixth Form
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Ormiston Sudbury Academy and Hedingham School and Sixth Form are secondary schools.
Ormiston Sudbury Academy scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Hedingham School and Sixth Form scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Ormiston Sudbury Academy was judged the expected standard and Hedingham School and Sixth Form was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.2 for Ormiston Sudbury Academy and 43.5 for Hedingham School and Sixth Form.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Ormiston Sudbury Academy (40.1 in 2021-22, 43.2 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Hedingham School and Sixth Form (44.2 in 2021-22, 43.5 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SudburyOrmiston Sudbury Academy | HalsteadHedingham School and Sixth Form | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D52/100 | D52/100 | |
| Local ranking | 29th of 43 in Suffolk | 52nd of 80 in Essex | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 710 | 1,177 | |
| Capacity | 800 | 1,168 | |
| Location | Sudbury, CO10 1NW | Halstead, CO9 3QH | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 43.2 | 43.5 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 34.0% | 40.4% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 55.3% | 62.2% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 141 | 193 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 2 2022-23 | 68 2024-25 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported2022-23 | 28.4 2024-25 · England 35.0 | |
| A-level average grade | Not reported2022-23 | C 2024-25 | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported2022-23 | 29.1 2024-25 · England 35.8 | |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported2022-23 | 13.3% 2024-25 · England 17.5% | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 679 | 1,155 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 34.0% | 16.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.0% | 1.4% | |
| SEN support | 16.2% | 22.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.8% | 2.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.3% Stronger figure | 10.4% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 24.5% Stronger figure | 26.6% | 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.
Ormiston Sudbury Academy
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