Thomas Mills High School & Sixth FormFarlingaye High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Woodbridge.
Summary of the comparison
Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form and Farlingaye High School are secondary schools in Woodbridge.
Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Farlingaye High School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form is ahead on our composite score.
Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form was judged Good and Farlingaye High School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.4 for Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form and 43.8 for Farlingaye High School.
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 Farlingaye High School (50.8 in 2021-22, 43.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WoodbridgeThomas Mills High School & Sixth Form | WoodbridgeFarlingaye High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C60/100Stronger figure | C56/100 | |
| Local ranking | 10th of 43 in Suffolk Stronger figure | 21st of 43 in Suffolk | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,001 | 1,883 | |
| Capacity | 1,170 | 1,975 | |
| Location | Woodbridge, IP13 9HE | Woodbridge, IP12 4JX | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 48.4 Stronger figure | 43.8 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46.2% Stronger figure | 39.8% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71.1% Stronger figure | 61.5% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 41.6% Stronger figure | 15.7% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.33 Stronger figure | 3.66 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 173 | 299 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 109 | 181 | |
| A-level average points | 30.6 | 34.9 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 31.8 | 38.0 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 9.5% | 22.9% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,001 | 1,883 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 18.6% | 18.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.8% | 3.5% | |
| SEN support | 5.5% | 11.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.5% | 2.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.2% Stronger figure | 10.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 20.4% Stronger figure | 29.0% | 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
A-level average points
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
Farlingaye High School
Full profiles: Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form · Farlingaye High School