Stour Valley Community School
Free schools secondary school in Sudbury (Suffolk).
Attainment 8
44.5
▼ 1.7 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
42.5%
▼ 4pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
89.9%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
18.6
▲ 1.9 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
18.8%
▼ 9pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
13.1%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
99%
569 / 575 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2023
Compare measures over time
Where each figure sits
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| Measure | Latest year | This school | In England | In Suffolk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 2024/25 | 10.1% | joint 747th highest of 3,227 (9 schools have the same figure) | 10th highest of 43 |
| Unauthorised absence | 2024/25 | 3.4% | joint 1,265th highest of 3,227 (5 schools have the same figure) | 14th highest of 43 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 2024/25 | 7.2% | joint 1,515th highest of 3,226 (4 schools have the same figure) | 23rd highest of 43 |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 2024/25 | 13.0 | - | - |
| Permanent exclusions | 2024/25 | 0.00% | - | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 2025/26 | 18.8% | joint 2,318th highest of 3,258 (11 schools have the same figure) | 30th highest of 43 |
| Any SEN | 2025/26 | 18.5% | joint 1,545th highest of 3,257 (25 schools have the same figure) | 22nd highest of 43 |
| SEN support | 2025/26 | 13.4% | joint 1,863rd highest of 3,257 (26 schools have the same figure) | 21st highest of 43 |
| Education, health and care plans | 2025/26 | 5.1% | joint 661st highest of 3,257 (38 schools have the same figure) | joint 20th highest of 43 (4 schools have the same figure) |
| Teachers (FTE) | 2024/25 | 35.1 | - | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | 2024/25 | 38 | - | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 2024/25 | 5.4 | - | - |
| Pupils per teacher | 2024/25 | 17.9 | joint 1,203rd highest of 3,200 (79 schools have the same figure) | joint 20th highest of 43 (3 schools have the same figure) |
| Pupils per adult | 2024/25 | 12.4 | joint 1,140th highest of 3,200 (60 schools have the same figure) | 19th highest of 43 |
| Teacher turnover | 2024/25 | 13.1% | joint 1,595th highest of 3,205 (19 schools have the same figure) | 19th highest of 43 |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 2024/25 | 48.6% | - | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 2024/25 | 1.2 | - | - |
| Attainment 8 | 2025/26 | 44.5 | joint 1,834th highest of 3,136 (16 schools have the same figure) | 21st highest of 43 |
| Progress 8 | 2023/24 | -0.14 | joint 1,833rd highest of 3,032 (19 schools have the same figure) | 20th highest of 42 |
| Grade 4+ in English and maths | 2025/26 | 61.1% | - | - |
| Grade 5+ in English and maths | 2025/26 | 42.5% | joint 1,776th highest of 3,136 (10 schools have the same figure) | 18th highest of 43 |
| Places | 2023/24 | 540 | - | - |
| Pupils | 2023/24 | 578 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 2023/24 | 0% | - | - |
"Nth highest of N" counts the schools of the same type in the same school year that have a figure, with the highest figure first. It says where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. Where other schools have exactly the same figure the position is called "joint" and the number of schools with that figure is given. A dash means no position is held, because only one school has a figure or every school has the same figure.
Ofsted inspections
- 25/04/2023 (school year 2022/23): Good
- 10/07/2013 (school year 2012/13): Good
Figures: the yearly series on this page. Positions: open schools in England, built 2026-10-27 from the DfE releases held by WhatSchool (school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, key stage 2 and 4), Open Government Licence v3.0. Ofsted dates: Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026. DfE has not published key stage 2 progress since 2022/23, so each progress measure has one year.
Attendance and behaviour
iAbsence is the share of possible sessions (half days) missed, for full academic years (no 2019/20 figure is published). Pupils suspended at least once and permanent exclusions are shares of pupils; suspensions per 100 pupils counts every suspension. 2020/21 and 2021/22 were affected by COVID-19.Overall absence10.1% 2024/25
This school
4.9%
2016/17
6.3%
2017/18
5.4%
2018/19
4.9%
2020/21
9.6%
2021/22
8.7%
2022/23
10.8%
2023/24
10.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence3.4% 2024/25
This school
0.7%
2016/17
1.1%
2017/18
1.2%
2018/19
1%
2020/21
2.3%
2021/22
1.9%
2022/23
3%
2023/24
3.4%
2024/25
Pupils suspended at least once7.2% 2024/25
This school
4%
2017/18
4.4%
2018/19
6.1%
2019/20
4.1%
2020/21
7.6%
2021/22
10.1%
2022/23
11.2%
2023/24
7.2%
2024/25
Suspensions per 100 pupils13.0 2024/25
This school
5.0
2017/18
8.4
2018/19
11.8
2019/20
6.5
2020/21
15.5
2021/22
25.8
2022/23
21.6
2023/24
13.0
2024/25
Permanent exclusions0.00% 2024/25
This school
0.00%
2017/18
0.18%
2018/19
0.00%
2019/20
0.17%
2020/21
0.34%
2021/22
0.34%
2022/23
0.69%
2023/24
0.00%
2024/25
Pupils
iPupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) and special educational needs (SEN) are shares of all pupils on roll in the January census.Eligible for free school meals (census)18.8% 2025/26
This school
9.8%
2019/20
11%
2020/21
13.4%
2021/22
14.3%
2022/23
17.1%
2023/24
17%
2024/25
18.8%
2025/26
Any SEN18.5% 2025/26
This school
7.6%
2019/20
8.9%
2020/21
10.3%
2021/22
13.3%
2022/23
17.1%
2023/24
16.2%
2024/25
18.5%
2025/26
SEN support13.4% 2025/26
This school
5.9%
2019/20
6.5%
2020/21
8.1%
2021/22
10.2%
2022/23
12.6%
2023/24
11.4%
2024/25
13.4%
2025/26
Education, health and care plans5.1% 2025/26
This school
1.7%
2019/20
2.4%
2020/21
2.2%
2021/22
3.1%
2022/23
4.5%
2023/24
4.7%
2024/25
5.1%
2025/26
Staff
iTeacher numbers are full-time equivalents (FTE) or headcount from the November school workforce census. Turnover is the share of teachers who left in the year.Teachers (FTE)35.1 2024/25
This school
35.8
2017/18
36.0
2018/19
34.6
2019/20
35.4
2020/21
36.1
2021/22
33.8
2022/23
35.4
2023/24
35.1
2024/25
Teachers (headcount)38 2024/25
This school
38
2017/18
38
2018/19
36
2019/20
37
2020/21
39
2021/22
37
2022/23
40
2023/24
38
2024/25
Teaching assistants (FTE)5.4 2024/25
This school
7.6
2017/18
6.3
2018/19
4.5
2019/20
6.1
2020/21
4.9
2021/22
3.5
2022/23
4.6
2023/24
5.4
2024/25
Pupils per teacher17.9 2024/25
This school
16.3
2017/18
16.6
2018/19
17.1
2019/20
16.4
2020/21
16.7
2021/22
17.6
2022/23
17.5
2023/24
17.9
2024/25
Pupils per adult12.4 2024/25
This school
11.8
2017/18
11.7
2018/19
13.4
2019/20
12.6
2020/21
12.8
2021/22
13.2
2022/23
12.8
2023/24
12.4
2024/25
Teacher turnover13.1% 2024/25
This school
16.2%
2017/18
7.1%
2018/19
5.2%
2019/20
2.8%
2020/21
21.1%
2021/22
14.8%
2022/23
18.9%
2023/24
13.1%
2024/25
Teachers taking sickness absence48.6% 2024/25
This school
51.2%
2016/17
81.6%
2017/18
58.5%
2018/19
40.5%
2020/21
90%
2021/22
83.3%
2022/23
74.4%
2023/24
48.6%
2024/25
Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers)1.2 2024/25
This school
2.7
2016/17
4.8
2017/18
2.1
2018/19
4.4
2020/21
9.0
2021/22
8.9
2022/23
6.9
2023/24
1.2
2024/25
Results
iKey stage 2: pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Key stage 4: Attainment 8 (average points across eight subjects) and Progress 8. GCSE figures for 2025/26 are provisional (DfE, published 15 October 2026).Attainment 844.5 2025/26
This school
44.6
2016/17
45.7
2017/18
47.1
2018/19
52.2
2021/22
47.6
2022/23
47.4
2023/24
44.5
2024/25
44.5
2025/26
Progress 8-0.14 2023/24
-0.17
2016/17
+0.12
2017/18
0.00
2018/19
-0.21
2021/22
-0.05
2022/23
-0.14
2023/24
Grade 4+ in English and maths61.1% 2025/26
This school
66%
2016/17
61%
2017/18
65%
2018/19
76%
2021/22
60.2%
2022/23
68.7%
2023/24
60.2%
2024/25
61.1%
2025/26
Grade 5+ in English and maths42.5% 2025/26
This school
37%
2016/17
39%
2017/18
38%
2018/19
51%
2021/22
43.2%
2022/23
48.7%
2023/24
42.5%
2024/25
42.5%
2025/26
Places
iPlaces and pupils come from the school capacity survey, so pupil numbers can differ from the January census figure.Places540 2023/24
This school
540
2015/16
540
2016/17
540
2017/18
540
2018/19
540
2020/21
540
2021/22
540
2022/23
540
2023/24
Pupils578 2023/24
This school
547
2015/16
575
2016/17
575
2017/18
572
2018/19
582
2020/21
579
2021/22
583
2022/23
578
2023/24
Unfilled places0% 2023/24
This school
0%
2015/16
0%
2016/17
0%
2017/18
0%
2018/19
0%
2020/21
0%
2021/22
0%
2022/23
0%
2023/24
All the numbers
iA dash means no published figure for that year. Each year is a school year, for example 2024/25 is September 2024 to August 2025.Yearly series held by WhatSchool from DfE school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, capacity and performance table releases. Series end at different years because DfE publishes them on different timetables. Latest-year values here can differ from the headline on another tab where DfE has revised a figure.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | - | - | 4.9% | 6.3% | 5.4% | - | 4.9% | 9.6% | 8.7% | 10.8% | 10.1% | - |
| Unauthorised absence | - | - | 0.7% | 1.1% | 1.2% | - | 1% | 2.3% | 1.9% | 3% | 3.4% | - |
| Pupils suspended at least once | - | - | 4.6% | 4% | 4.4% | 6.1% | 4.1% | 7.6% | 10.1% | 11.2% | 7.2% | - |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | - | - | 7.2 | 5.0 | 8.4 | 11.8 | 6.5 | 15.5 | 25.8 | 21.6 | 13.0 | - |
| Permanent exclusions | - | - | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.18% | 0.00% | 0.17% | 0.34% | 0.34% | 0.69% | 0.00% | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | - | - | - | - | - | 9.8% | 11% | 13.4% | 14.3% | 17.1% | 17% | 18.8% |
| Any SEN | - | - | - | - | - | 7.6% | 8.9% | 10.3% | 13.3% | 17.1% | 16.2% | 18.5% |
| SEN support | - | - | - | - | - | 5.9% | 6.5% | 8.1% | 10.2% | 12.6% | 11.4% | 13.4% |
| Education, health and care plans | - | - | - | - | - | 1.7% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 3.1% | 4.5% | 4.7% | 5.1% |
| Teachers (FTE) | - | 36.3 | 35.7 | 35.8 | 36.0 | 34.6 | 35.4 | 36.1 | 33.8 | 35.4 | 35.1 | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | - | 38 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 37 | 40 | 38 | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | - | 7.8 | 5.8 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 5.4 | - |
| Pupils per teacher | - | 15.3 | 16.4 | 16.3 | 16.6 | 17.1 | 16.4 | 16.7 | 17.6 | 17.5 | 17.9 | - |
| Pupils per adult | - | 11.5 | 12.5 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 13.4 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 12.4 | - |
| Teacher turnover | 1.6% | 8.3% | 11.8% | 16.2% | 7.1% | 5.2% | 2.8% | 21.1% | 14.8% | 18.9% | 13.1% | - |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 59% | 50% | 51.2% | 81.6% | 58.5% | - | 40.5% | 90% | 83.3% | 74.4% | 48.6% | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 4.1 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 2.1 | - | 4.4 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 6.9 | 1.2 | - |
| Attainment 8 | - | - | 44.6 | 45.7 | 47.1 | - | - | 52.2 | 47.6 | 47.4 | 44.5 | 44.5 |
| Progress 8 | - | - | -0.17 | +0.12 | 0.00 | - | - | -0.21 | -0.05 | -0.14 | - | - |
| Grade 4+ in English and maths | - | - | 66% | 61% | 65% | - | - | 76% | 60.2% | 68.7% | 60.2% | 61.1% |
| Grade 5+ in English and maths | - | - | 37% | 39% | 38% | - | - | 51% | 43.2% | 48.7% | 42.5% | 42.5% |
| Places | 540 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 540 | - | 540 | 540 | 540 | 540 | - | - |
| Pupils | 538 | 547 | 575 | 575 | 572 | - | 582 | 579 | 583 | 578 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 0.4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | - | - |
Where this school sits in England
iEach figure is placed among state-funded secondary schools in England that report it for the same school year. "Higher than 70% of schools" means 70 in every 100 schools have a lower figure. This describes where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. It is not a ranking of the school.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | This school | Year | Position | Schools compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 10.1% | 2024/25 | Higher than 77% of schools | 3,195 |
| Unauthorised absence | 3.4% | 2024/25 | Higher than 61% of schools | 3,195 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 7.2% | 2024/25 | Higher than 54% of schools | 3,229 |
| Pupils per teacher | 18.6 | 2025/26 | Higher than 76% of schools | 3,251 |
| Pupils per adult | 12.3 | 2025/26 | Higher than 61% of schools | 3,251 |
| Teacher turnover | 13.1% | 2024/25 | Higher than 50% of schools | 3,208 |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 1.2 | 2024/25 | Higher than 2% of schools | 3,212 |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 18.8% | 2025/26 | Higher than 29% of schools | 3,265 |
| Special educational needs | 18.5% | 2025/26 | Higher than 52% of schools | 3,264 |
| Education, health and care plans | 5.1% | 2025/26 | Higher than 79% of schools | 3,264 |
| English as an additional language | 1.1% | 2025/26 | Higher than 2% of schools | 3,265 |
| Pupils on roll | 569 | year not recorded | Higher than 11% of schools | 3,265 |
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