Bungay High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Bungay, Suffolk
Bungay High School is a secondary school in Bungay, Suffolk for ages 11–18 (academy converter).
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Key facts
- Address
- Queen's Road, Bungay, NR35 1RW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Suffolk
- Pupils on roll
- 922 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 3 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils experience warm relationships with staff.”
- “They benefit from clear routines in most lessons.”
- “Classrooms are calm and purposeful.”
To improve
- “However, there is more to do to make sure pupil absence reduces further.”
- “This is not yet implemented with the same reliability in every lesson.”
- “On a few occasions, teaching does not provide the tailored practice pupils need to secure new learning or reveal misconceptions early.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 May 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) | 36% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 41.7 | 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: 152 first-preference applications, 157 offers in total, 152 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Suffolk.
- Sir John Leman High School 4.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Beccles High School 5.5 mi Requires improvement
- Stradbroke High School 11.5 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- Pakefield High School 11.9 mi Good
- East Point Academy 12.1 mi School remains Good
- Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics 12.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ormiston Denes Academy 13.2 mi Not judged
- Hartismere School 15.4 mi Not judged Last distance published