Felixstowe School, Felixstowe

In its own words: "Our focus is around raising the aspirations of our students, working to continually improve the quality of teaching and learning, improved curriculum provision and excellent care, guidance and support. We have unrelenting high standards of all members of our school community."

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are proud to be a comprehensive school, where students from all backgrounds and abilities can come together to be part of our school. Students can be proud to be a member of the Felixstowe School community, and of the wider community within Felixstowe. Our core values of Inspiration, Influence and Integrity are at the hear of what we believe."

On phones, the school says: "Student Mobile Phones A Phone-Free School Day at Felixstowe School At Felixstowe School, we are proud to be a phone-free school from bell to bell ."

In 2026, pupils at Felixstowe School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 40.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.4 in Suffolk and 47 across England.

40% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 40% in Suffolk and 47% in England.

That is up from 38.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.48: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 33.1, against 42.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Food Preparation and Nutrition.

For September 2026 entry, 194 families put Felixstowe School as their first choice and 208 named it as one of their preferences, for 201 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Felixstowe School is one of 40 schools run by Unity Schools Partnership, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.3 in 2024/25.

Of the 202 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 48% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 60 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 30% went on to university or other higher education, 13% to apprenticeships and 28% into work. 2% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

8.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (85%) and Mixed (5%).

In 2026, 70 pupils (6%) received SEN support and 65 (5.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Entrance1, about 940 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Felixstowe Academy (inside), 130 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 49 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Suffolk (32), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Felixstowe School issued 488 suspensions, 40.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Felixstowe School are Felix Primary School (0.1 miles), Grange Community Primary School (0.6 miles), Trimley St Mary Primary School (0.7 miles) and Fairfield Infant School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.