Stradbroke High SchoolAlde Valley Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Stradbroke High School and Alde Valley Academy are secondary schools.
Stradbroke High School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Alde Valley Academy scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Stradbroke High School is ahead on our composite score.
Stradbroke High School was judged Good and Alde Valley Academy was judged Requires improvement.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.4 for Stradbroke High School and 33.9 for Alde Valley Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Stradbroke High School (55.0 in 2021-22, 47.4 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Alde Valley Academy (44.9 in 2021-22, 33.9 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | EyeStradbroke High School | LeistonAlde Valley Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C63/100Stronger figure | D41/100 | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 43 in Suffolk Stronger figure | 39th of 43 in Suffolk | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 353 | 645 | |
| Capacity | 435 | 560 | |
| Location | Eye, IP21 5JN | Leiston, IP16 4BG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 47.4 Stronger figure | 33.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 50.0% Stronger figure | 28.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65.4% Stronger figure | 49.2% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 78 | 130 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 339 | 674 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 21.5% | 30.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.5% | 4.0% | |
| SEN support | 12.7% | 15.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 7.7% | 4.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.3% Stronger figure | 9.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 24.2% Stronger figure | 25.5% | 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.
Stradbroke High School
Alde Valley Academy
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