3 secondary schools in Sudbury, sorted by latest
Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states
which, and the guide explains the
difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one
Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't
invent rankings.
Sudbury in figures
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 3 schools in Sudbury first 507 times for 514 places: 0.99 first choices per place, against 0.99 across the Suffolk authority's 43 schools. One of the 3 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Stour Valley Community School, to 6.46 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.