78%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
56%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
49.5
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
61%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
461.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
627
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 11/10/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.8:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Sybil Andrews Academy · Secondary · Suffolk
Part ofUNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
78%
+8pp
78%66%54%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 78%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
56%
+7pp
65%50%35%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 56%
Attainment 8
49.5
+2.0
54.447.640.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 49.5
EBacc entry
61%
-14pp
82%71%61%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 61%
EBacc APS
461.5
-161.9
636.0436.9237.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 461.5
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
627
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
18%
Contact
Address
Rougham Tower Avenue, Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7QB
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 | 78% | 56% | 49.5 | Not applicable | 61% | 461.5 | 62% | 627 |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 49% | 47.5 | +0.15 | 74% | 623.4 | 76% | 639 |
| 2022/23 | 63% | 41% | 42.5 | -0.05 | 72% | 621.1 | 72% | 682 |
| 2021/22 | 78% | 65% | 54.4 | +0.27 | 82% | 636.0 | 82% | 675 |
| 2018/19 | 54% | 35% | 40.9 | +0.07 | 76% | 237.8 | 76% | 580 |
| 2017/18 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | 420 |
| 2016/17 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | — | Not published | 204 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 627 | 19.3 | 20% | 10% | 15% | 8% | 18% |
| 2023/24 | 639 | 21.2 | 16% | 9% | 13% | 8% | 18% |
| 2022/23 | 682 | 19.9 | 15% | 9% | 14% | 8% | 19% |
| 2021/22 | 675 | 19.9 | 15% | 7% | 14% | 8% | 19% |
| 2020/21 | 656 | 18.9 | 17% | 8% | 14% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 580 | 15.4 | 19% | 6% | 16% | 5% | 10% |
| 2017/18 | — | 18.2 | — | — | — | 5% | 13% |
| 2016/17 | 204 | 11.3 | 21% | 4% | 19% | 4% | 6% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.