60%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
42%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
44.5
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
16%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
419.7
EBacc APS · 2024/25
569
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
26%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 25/04/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.6:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Stour Valley Community School · Secondary · Suffolk
Part ofANGLIAN LEARNING
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
60%
-9pp
76%68%60%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
42%
-6pp
51%45%38%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 43%
Attainment 8
44.5
-2.9
52.248.444.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 44.5
EBacc entry
16%
+11pp
16%10%3%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 16%
EBacc APS
419.7
-35.5
467.3438.5409.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 419.7
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
569
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
19%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
26%
Contact
Address
Cavendish Road, Clare, Sudbury, CO10 8PJ
Local authority
Suffolk
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 | 60% | 42% | 44.5 | Not applicable | 16% | 419.7 | 23% | 569 |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 49% | 47.4 | -0.14 | 5% | 455.2 | 13% | 579 |
| 2022/23 | 60% | 43% | 47.6 | -0.05 | 6% | 467.3 | 14% | 586 |
| 2021/22 | 76% | 51% | 52.2 | -0.21 | 3% | 463.2 | 8% | 582 |
| 2018/19 | 65% | 38% | 47.1 | +0.00 | 16% | 409.7 | 22% | 570 |
| 2017/18 | 61% | 39% | 45.7 | +0.12 | 11% | 422.2 | 22% | 582 |
| 2016/17 | 66% | 37% | 44.6 | -0.17 | 24% | — | 36% | 570 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 569 | 17.9 | 16% | 1% | 19% | 10% | 26% |
| 2023/24 | 579 | 17.5 | 17% | 1% | 18% | 11% | 33% |
| 2022/23 | 586 | 17.6 | 13% | 1% | 16% | 9% | 28% |
| 2021/22 | 582 | 16.7 | 10% | 1% | 17% | 10% | 31% |
| 2020/21 | 583 | 16.4 | 9% | 1% | 17% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 570 | 16.6 | 8% | 1% | 18% | 5% | 14% |
| 2017/18 | 582 | 16.3 | 8% | 1% | 20% | 6% | 18% |
| 2016/17 | 570 | 16.4 | 9% | 1% | 21% | 5% | 13% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.