Alde Valley Academy
Academy sponsor led · 645 pupils
80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 33.7
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Holbrook Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 584of 600 places
- Free school meals
- 22.6%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 117
- Ofsted
- Report card, 23 June 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Needs attentionAchievement Needs attentionAttendance and behaviour Expected standardPersonal development and wellbeing Expected standardInclusion Expected standardLeadership and governance Needs attentionPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Holbrook High School (URN 124848, until 1 August 2011).
What the data says
Holbrook Academy has no sixth form. Of the 116 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 25% to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
Sociology is unusually popular at GCSE: 33% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 41.2 against 46.1 across England and 42.8 in Suffolk, with 34% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Almost every leaver found a sustained destination: only 2% were not in education, work or training six months on, against 6% nationally.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Suffolk and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Holbrook Academy | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 116 | 7,591 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 95% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 90% | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 64% | 39% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 5% | 13% |
| — further education college | 25% | 42% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Holbrook Academy | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 41.2 | 42.8 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% | 40% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 34% | 27% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.65 | 3.70 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 25% | 25% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 32.7 | 30.8 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 44.0 | 46.7 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 8% | 10% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 117 | 100% | 88% | 12% | 22% | 69% |
| English Language | 117 | 100% | 89% | 13% | 20% | 68% |
| English Literature | 114 | 97% | 86% | 9% | 21% | 62% |
| Combined Science | 94 | 80% | 65% | 2% | 9% | 50% |
| History | 82 | 70% | 41% | 13% | 26% | 43% |
| Geography | 42 | 36% | 41% | 12% | 25% | 48% |
| Sociology | 39 | 33% | 4% | 15% | 21% | 49% |
| Physical Education | 38 | 32% | 11% | 11% | 24% | 45% |
| Spanish | 37 | 32% | 19% | 5% | 27% | 41% |
| Business Studies | 36 | 31% | 18% | 3% | 20% | 33% |
| Design and Technology | 26 | 22% | 11% | 0% | 23% | 27% |
| Biology | 23 | 20% | 23% | 39% | 45% | 83% |
| Chemistry | 23 | 20% | 23% | 26% | 47% | 83% |
| Physics | 23 | 20% | 23% | 26% | 46% | 91% |
| Art and Design | 20 | 17% | 7% | 15% | 24% | 60% |
| Music | 19 | 16% | 5% | 5% | 33% | 42% |
| Computer Science | 15 | 13% | 13% | 20% | 30% | 27% |
| Religious Studies | 14 | 12% | 31% | 14% | 32% | 29% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 9 | 8% | 8% | 0% | 21% | 33% |
| Drama | 6 | 5% | 7% | 33% | 27% | 83% |
| Latin | 3 | 3% | 1% | — | 74% | — |
| Russian | 3 | 3% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Polish | 2 | 2% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Statistics | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
| French | 1 | 1% | 18% | — | 29% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 23 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.