66%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
42%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
45.0
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
28%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
611.6
EBacc APS · 2024/25
771
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 16/09/2021
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.6:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Claydon High School · Secondary · Suffolk
Part ofPENROSE LEARNING TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
66%
+4pp
73%68%62%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
42%
+8pp
52%43%33%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 42%
Attainment 8
45.0
+0.9
50.047.044.1
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 45.0
EBacc entry
28%
+3pp
41%31%20%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 28%
EBacc APS
611.6
+16.3
669.3593.9518.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 611.6
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
771
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
20%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
19%
Contact
Address
Church Lane, Claydon, Ipswich, IP6 0EG
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 | 66% | 42% | 45.0 | Not applicable | 28% | 611.6 | 29% | 771 |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 33% | 44.1 | -0.18 | 25% | 595.4 | 27% | 768 |
| 2022/23 | 71% | 42% | 45.6 | -0.07 | 20% | 564.5 | 23% | 774 |
| 2021/22 | 72% | 52% | 50.0 | -0.05 | 32% | 669.3 | 36% | 770 |
| 2018/19 | 73% | 42% | 46.6 | -0.03 | 41% | 518.5 | 44% | 718 |
| 2017/18 | 74% | 55% | 50.4 | +0.23 | 49% | 645.9 | 51% | 707 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 771 | 16.9 | 18% | 4% | 20% | 8% | 19% |
| 2023/24 | 768 | 18.4 | 16% | 3% | 18% | 7% | 21% |
| 2022/23 | 774 | 17.1 | 17% | 4% | 18% | 7% | 20% |
| 2021/22 | 770 | 17.2 | 16% | 4% | 19% | 9% | 27% |
| 2020/21 | 760 | 19.3 | 13% | 2% | 18% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 718 | 17.9 | 11% | 3% | 19% | 7% | 20% |
| 2017/18 | — | 16.6 | — | — | — | 5% | 14% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.