Stour Valley Community SchoolOrmiston Sudbury Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sudbury.
Summary of the comparison
Stour Valley Community School and Ormiston Sudbury Academy are secondary schools in Sudbury.
Stour Valley Community School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Ormiston Sudbury Academy scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Stour Valley Community School is ahead on our composite score.
Stour Valley Community School was judged Good and Ormiston Sudbury Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.5 for Stour Valley Community School and 43.2 for Ormiston Sudbury Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Stour Valley Community School (52.2 in 2021-22, 44.5 in 2025-26) and has risen at Ormiston Sudbury Academy (40.1 in 2021-22, 43.2 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SudburyStour Valley Community School | SudburyOrmiston Sudbury Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C56/100Stronger figure | D52/100 | |
| Local ranking | 18th of 43 in Suffolk Stronger figure | 29th of 43 in Suffolk | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Free schools | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 569 | 710 | |
| Capacity | 575 | 800 | |
| Location | Sudbury, CO10 8PJ | Sudbury, CO10 1NW | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 44.5 Stronger figure | 43.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 42.5% Stronger figure | 34.0% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 61.1% Stronger figure | 55.3% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 113 | 141 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 2 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 569 | 679 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 19.3% | 34.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 0.9% | 6.0% | |
| SEN support | 11.4% | 16.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.8% | 3.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.1% | 8.3% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 25.5% | 24.5% 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.
Stour Valley Community School
Ormiston Sudbury Academy
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