64%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
40%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
43.6
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
26%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
590.6
EBacc APS · 2024/25
731
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
25%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Standards maintained
Ofsted inspection · 23/10/2024
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.7:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Hadleigh 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
64%
+2pp
78%69%60%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
40%
+3pp
45%40%34%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 40%
Attainment 8
43.6
-1.0
47.845.743.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 43.6
EBacc entry
26%
+1pp
38%31%24%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 26%
EBacc APS
590.6
-43.9
634.5584.8535.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 590.6
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
731
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
23%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
25%
Contact
Address
Highlands Road, Hadleigh, Ipswich, IP7 5HU
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 | 64% | 40% | 43.6 | Not applicable | 26% | 590.6 | 30% | 731 |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 38% | 44.6 | -0.16 | 24% | 634.5 | 28% | 769 |
| 2022/23 | 63% | 40% | 46.3 | -0.01 | 35% | 568.5 | 39% | 763 |
| 2021/22 | 78% | 45% | 47.8 | -0.38 | 31% | 573.2 | 34% | 758 |
| 2018/19 | 60% | 34% | 44.0 | -0.35 | 38% | 535.2 | 47% | 723 |
| 2017/18 | 63% | 40% | 46.5 | +0.06 | 26% | 550.0 | 31% | 728 |
| 2016/17 | 66% | 40% | 50.4 | +0.10 | 32% | — | 34% | 749 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 731 | 16.2 | 21% | 5% | 23% | 10% | 25% |
| 2023/24 | 769 | 17.5 | 18% | 4% | 22% | 10% | 28% |
| 2022/23 | 763 | 16.8 | 14% | 4% | 21% | 10% | 31% |
| 2021/22 | 758 | 16.1 | 11% | 3% | 19% | 11% | 33% |
| 2020/21 | 748 | 17.8 | 12% | 2% | 17% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 723 | 17.2 | 15% | 2% | 18% | 5% | 13% |
| 2017/18 | 728 | 16.5 | 14% | 2% | 17% | 5% | 12% |
| 2016/17 | 749 | 16.9 | 14% | 2% | 16% | 5% | 12% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.