73%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
48%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
47.8
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
14%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
752.8
EBacc APS · 2024/25
894
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
25%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 08/06/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.7:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of East Bergholt High School · Secondary · Suffolk
Part ofPENROSE LEARNING TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
73%
+5pp
73%66%59%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 73%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
48%
-0pp
48%45%41%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 48%
Attainment 8
47.8
+0.4
48.246.544.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 47.8
EBacc entry
14%
-1pp
34%24%14%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 14%
EBacc APS
752.8
+1.3
761.1739.9718.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 752.8
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
894
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
16%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
25%
Contact
Address
Heath Road, East Bergholt, Colchester, CO7 6RJ
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 | 73% | 48% | 47.8 | Not applicable | 14% | 752.8 | 14% | 894 |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 48% | 47.4 | +0.09 | 15% | 751.5 | 15% | 893 |
| 2022/23 | 59% | 41% | 44.9 | -0.02 | 19% | 718.7 | 19% | 900 |
| 2021/22 | 73% | 43% | 48.2 | -0.29 | 22% | 737.5 | 26% | 919 |
| 2018/19 | 64% | 41% | 45.8 | -0.30 | 34% | 761.1 | 36% | 929 |
| 2017/18 | 75% | 47% | 48.6 | +0.04 | 31% | 754.8 | 35% | 911 |
| 2016/17 | 70% | 50% | 47.0 | -0.11 | 34% | — | 38% | 922 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 894 | 17.9 | 19% | 3% | 16% | 10% | 25% |
| 2023/24 | 893 | 16.3 | 19% | 3% | 16% | 9% | 28% |
| 2022/23 | 900 | 17.8 | 18% | 3% | 16% | 9% | 27% |
| 2021/22 | 919 | 18.6 | 15% | 2% | 15% | 11% | 36% |
| 2020/21 | 926 | 18.5 | 14% | 1% | 15% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 929 | 17.6 | 13% | 1% | 15% | 7% | 20% |
| 2017/18 | 911 | 17.3 | 11% | 1% | 15% | 5% | 10% |
| 2016/17 | 922 | 18.3 | 11% | 1% | 13% | 5% | 9% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.