Felixstowe School | Secondary with sixth form in Felixstowe, East Suffolk | Ofsted & DfE

49%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

27%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

38.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

34%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

790.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,211

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

34%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

49%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

27%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

38.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

34%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

790.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,211

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

34%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

49%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

27%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

38.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

34%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

790.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,211

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

34%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Local authoritySuffolk

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio17.9:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Felixstowe School · Secondary with sixth form · Suffolk

Part ofUNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP

Finance£7680 spend / pupil£8341 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

49%

-1pp

61%55%49%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 49%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

27%

+1pp

44%35%26%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 27%

Attainment 8

38.5

+2.7

44.540.135.8

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 38.5

EBacc entry

34%

+18pp

34%22%9%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 34%

EBacc APS

790.2

+170.1

790.2705.2620.2

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 790.2

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)-0.48

Below average

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

29.5

+2.1

29.525.922.2

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 29.5

A-level value added

+0.06

+0.3

+0.1-0.1-0.3

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · +0.1

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

10%

-7pp

17%9%0%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 10%

Average A-level grade

CC-D

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · C

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added+0.06

Average

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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

88%

Education or employment

80%

Education

Apprenticeships

Employment

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

89%

Education or employment

44%

Education

12%

Apprenticeships

33%

Employment

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,211

Pupil : teacher ratio

17.9

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

27%

SEN

15%

Overall absence

12%

Persistent absence

34%

Contact

Address

High Street, Felixstowe, IP11 9QR

Local authority

Suffolk

Website

https://www.fxs.org.uk

Telephone

01394288228

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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	49%	27%	38.5	Not applicable	34%	790.2	38%	1,211
2023/24	50%	26%	35.8	-0.48	16%	620.2	21%	1,245
2022/23	55%	28%	39.1	-0.45	9%	655.2	14%	1,228
2021/22	61%	44%	44.5	-0.32	14%	746.5	25%	1,228
2018/19	56%	32%	40.9	-0.63	17%	735.2	28%	1,140
2017/18	53%	34%	39.1	-0.50	9%	500.2	23%	1,168
2016/17	48%	25%	36.4	-0.62	22%	—	39%	1,221

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	29.5	C	+0.06	10%	42
2023/24	27.4	C-	-0.28	17%	67
2022/23	22.2	D+	—	3%	67
2021/22	26.1	C-	—	0%	73
2018/19	24.0	D+	+0.08	13%	55
2017/18	26.8	C-	-0.02	9%	70
2016/17	25.6	C-	+0.13	0%	68

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,211	17.7	15%	9%	27%	12%	34%
2023/24	1,245	19.2	16%	10%	25%	13%	35%
2022/23	1,228	19.5	13%	8%	26%	13%	34%
2021/22	1,228	19.0	14%	8%	27%	12%	36%
2020/21	1,164	20.0	20%	7%	26%	—	—
2018/19	1,140	16.8	10%	6%	28%	7%	20%
2017/18	1,168	19.2	10%	7%	28%	7%	18%
2016/17	1,221	18.5	12%	7%	29%	6%	17%