SCHOOL PROFILE

Felixstowe School: data, trends and context

Felixstowe 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
137321
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Suffolk
Region
East of England
Trust
UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
Postcode
IP11 9QR
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,169
FSM eligible
25.6%
EAL / First language other than English
8.5%
SEND (total)
11.5%
SEN Support
6.0%
EHCP
5.6%
White British
84.9%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
87.9%
Overall absence
12.1%
Persistent absence
33.7%
Severe absence
6.5%

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
40.3%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
11.1%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.33%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
38.5
English & maths grade 5+
26.8%
English & maths grade 4+
48.9%

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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Felixstowe 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.