Alde Valley Academy
Academy sponsor led · 645 pupils
80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 33.7
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East Bergholt High School
- Pupils on roll
- 902of 930 places
- Free school meals
- 17.3%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 183
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 8 June 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: East Bergholt High School (URN 124847, until 1 August 2011).
What the data says
East Bergholt High School has no sixth form. Of the 186 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 5% moved to a sixth form college, 40% to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
Business Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 44% of the year group took it, against 18% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 47.8 against 46.1 across England and 42.8 in Suffolk, with 48% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Languages are a small part of the curriculum here: entries in German and French add up to 14% of the year group, and 14% of pupils entered the full EBacc set of subjects (England 41%).
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 | East Bergholt High School | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 186 | 7,591 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 95% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 91% | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 43% | 39% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 5% | 5% | 13% |
| — further education college | 40% | 42% | 37% |
| — other education | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | East Bergholt High School | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 47.8 | 42.8 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% | 40% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 14% | 27% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.11 | 3.70 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 15% | 25% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 29.9 | 30.8 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 50.9 | 46.7 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 2% | 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 | 184 | 100% | 88% | 13% | 22% | 77% |
| English Language | 183 | 100% | 89% | 13% | 20% | 78% |
| English Literature | 182 | 99% | 86% | 20% | 21% | 76% |
| Combined Science | 120 | 66% | 65% | 4% | 9% | 72% |
| Geography | 115 | 63% | 41% | 19% | 25% | 65% |
| History | 97 | 53% | 41% | 23% | 26% | 64% |
| Business Studies | 80 | 44% | 18% | 14% | 20% | 68% |
| Biology | 62 | 34% | 23% | 44% | 45% | 89% |
| Physics | 55 | 30% | 23% | 44% | 46% | 98% |
| Chemistry | 55 | 30% | 23% | 40% | 47% | 96% |
| Religious Studies | 45 | 25% | 31% | 13% | 32% | 64% |
| Physical Education | 38 | 21% | 11% | 11% | 24% | 71% |
| Art and Design | 26 | 14% | 7% | 19% | 24% | 88% |
| Design and Technology | 19 | 10% | 11% | 32% | 23% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 17 | 9% | 13% | 12% | 30% | 65% |
| Drama | 15 | 8% | 7% | 0% | 27% | 47% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 15 | 8% | 8% | 40% | 21% | 87% |
| German | 14 | 8% | 5% | 43% | 33% | 86% |
| French | 12 | 7% | 18% | 0% | 29% | 58% |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 39 | — | — |
| Art and Design | 34 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 28 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 19 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 17 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 9 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Suffolk
Beccles High School
Free schools · 182 pupils
77% stayed in education · Attainment 8 27.6
Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics
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89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.9
Breckland School
Free schools · 615 pupils
81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.4
Bungay High School
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90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.7
Bury St Edmunds County High School
Academy converter · 657 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.8
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.