Best Schools in Eye

How many schools are there in Eye?

Eye has 11 open schools: 9 state primary and 2 state secondary or all-through.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Eye are rated Outstanding?

1 school in Eye was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Hartismere School. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 9 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Hartismere School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Eye get the best GCSE results?

Of the 2 schools in Eye with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Hartismere School, with an Attainment 8 score of 52.4 and 57% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Stradbroke High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 47.4 and 50% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Hartismere SchoolStradbroke High School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Eye have the best SATs results?

Of the 9 primary schools in Eye with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Wilby Church of England Primary School (93% in reading, 93% in maths); Gislingham Church of England Primary School (85% in reading, 90% in maths); and Thorndon Church of England Primary School (82% in reading, 91% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Wilby Church of England Primary SchoolGislingham Church of England Primary SchoolThorndon Church of England Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Eye?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Eye selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Eye have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Eye have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Suffolk allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Eye?

Apply to Suffolk through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.