SCHOOL PROFILE

Hartismere School: data, trends and context

Hartismere School is a secondary school in Suffolk. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
136271
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy converter
Status
Open
Local authority
Suffolk
Region
East of England
Trust
HARTISMERE FAMILY OF SCHOOLS
Postcode
IP23 7BL
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,062
FSM eligible
11.5%
EAL / First language other than English
2.2%
SEND (total)
16.0%
SEN Support
13.6%
EHCP
2.4%
White British
88.3%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
92.6%
Overall absence
7.4%
Persistent absence
19.7%
Severe absence
1.9%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
SuffolkLocal authority90.6%9.4%3.5%
East of EnglandRegion91.5%8.5%2.9%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
8.8%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
5.5%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.29%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
53.0
English & maths grade 5+
57.6%
English & maths grade 4+
78.5%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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Hartismere School is a secondary school in Suffolk. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.