Farlingaye High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Woodbridge, Suffolk
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
9.913 miles
Published by Suffolk County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Farlingaye High School is a secondary school in Woodbridge, Suffolk for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Suffolk has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Farlingaye High School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 9.913 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 2026: the last child offered a place lived 9.913 miles away, the 3rd longest of the 18 Suffolk secondary schools with a published last distance (this one included).
- For Year 7 in 2026, there were 282 first-choice applications for 293 offers; 280 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 40% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%).
- In 2024/25, the A level average grade was C+ (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was above average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Suffolk schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Ransom Road, Woodbridge, IP12 4JX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Suffolk
- Pupils on roll
- 1,861 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 12 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy to attend this community centred school.”
- “They are polite, friendly and mature in their interactions with each other.”
- “Pupils talk confidently about the vast array of enrichment and academic opportunities that they are offered.”
To improve
- “On occasion, teachers do not identify gaps or misconceptions in pupils' knowledge.”
- “When this is the case, pupils do not develop their knowledge as well as they could.”
- “This is seen across all subject areas.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 40% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 43.8 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 282 first-preference applications, 293 offers in total, 280 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Suffolk.
- Kesgrave High School 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Alban's Catholic High School 5.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Northgate High School 5.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Copleston High School 5.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ipswich Academy 7.0 mi Requires improvement
- Ormiston Endeavour Academy 7.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy 7.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Westbourne Academy 8.0 mi Not judged