Thomas Mills High School & Sixth FormAlde Valley Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form and Alde Valley Academy are secondary schools.
Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Alde Valley Academy scores 39 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form is ahead on our composite score.
Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form was judged Good and Alde Valley Academy was judged Requires improvement.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.4 for Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form and 33.7 for Alde Valley Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form (49.7 in 2021-22, 48.4 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Alde Valley Academy (44.9 in 2021-22, 33.7 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WoodbridgeThomas Mills High School & Sixth Form | LeistonAlde Valley Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C60/100Stronger figure | F39/100 | |
| Local ranking | 10th 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 | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,001 | 674 | |
| Capacity | 1,170 | 560 | |
| Location | Woodbridge, IP13 9HE | Leiston, IP16 4BG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 48.4 Stronger figure | 33.7 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46.2% Stronger figure | 23.7% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71.1% Stronger figure | 41.5% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 41.6% Stronger figure | 16.3% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.33 Stronger figure | 3.01 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 173 | 135 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 109 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 30.6 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 31.8 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 9.5% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,001 | 674 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 18.6% | 30.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.8% | 4.0% | |
| SEN support | 5.5% | 15.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.5% | 4.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.2% Stronger figure | 9.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 20.4% 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.
Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form
Alde Valley Academy
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