59%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
36%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
41.7
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
21%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
685.7
EBacc APS · 2024/25
996
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
27%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 10/11/2021
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio15.6:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Bungay High School · Secondary with sixth form · Suffolk
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
59%
-11pp
70%65%59%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 59%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
36%
-4pp
42%39%36%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 36%
Attainment 8
41.7
-4.3
47.544.641.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 41.7
EBacc entry
21%
-0pp
41%28%15%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 21%
EBacc APS
685.7
+76.3
710.3631.8553.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 685.7
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
29.6
+6.1
30.426.823.1
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 29.6
A-level value added
-0.22
+0.3
-0.2-0.3-0.5
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · -0.2
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
9%
-2pp
11%9%7%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 9%
Average A-level grade
C
+1
CC-D
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
996
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
24%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
27%
Contact
Address
Queen's Road, Bungay, NR35 1RW
Local authority
Suffolk
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 59% | 36% | 41.7 | Not applicable | 21% | 685.7 | 26% | 996 |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 40% | 46.0 | +0.08 | 22% | 609.4 | 24% | 985 |
| 2022/23 | 65% | 40% | 45.1 | -0.06 | 15% | 573.6 | 18% | 946 |
| 2021/22 | 68% | 42% | 47.1 | +0.14 | 20% | 553.2 | 20% | 947 |
| 2018/19 | 62% | 38% | 47.5 | +0.30 | 41% | 710.3 | 43% | 878 |
| 2017/18 | 67% | 39% | 50.1 | +0.49 | 5% | 714.0 | 6% | 918 |
| 2016/17 | 57% | 30% | 43.4 | -0.03 | 7% | — | 8% | 1,034 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 29.6 | C | -0.22 | 9% | 49 |
| 2023/24 | 23.4 | D+ | -0.53 | 10% | 44 |
| 2022/23 | 24.4 | D+ | — | 7% | 66 |
| 2021/22 | 30.4 | C | — | 10% | 64 |
| 2018/19 | 23.1 | D+ | -0.18 | 9% | 88 |
| 2017/18 | 27.8 | C- | -0.16 | 15% | 92 |
| 2016/17 | 26.8 | C- | -0.20 | 15% | 137 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 996 | 17.9 | 17% | 4% | 24% | 10% | 27% |
| 2023/24 | 985 | 17.4 | 16% | 4% | 23% | 9% | 26% |
| 2022/23 | 946 | 18.0 | 15% | 4% | 23% | 9% | 27% |
| 2021/22 | 947 | 16.0 | 15% | 3% | 23% | 10% | 30% |
| 2020/21 | 915 | 19.8 | 13% | 3% | 20% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 878 | 17.5 | 11% | 3% | 24% | 6% | 12% |
| 2017/18 | 918 | 15.9 | 9% | 3% | 22% | 6% | 12% |
| 2016/17 | 1,034 | 16.8 | 9% | 3% | 20% | 5% | 10% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.