Bungay High School
Queen's Road, Bungay, NR35 1RW
922 pupils · 77% of 1,200 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- EAST ANGLIAN SCHOOLS TRUST LTD
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 26.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 March 2026, published 17 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 41.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 35.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 59.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 21.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 157 | 152 | 236 | 157 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 151 | 148 | 227 | 151 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 181 | 177 | 260 | 180 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 195 | 188 | 264 | 192 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 141 | 142 | 229 | 141 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 180 | 175 | 255 | 180 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 187 | 161 | 234 | 187 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 175 | 160 | 231 | 171 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Sir John Leman High School 7.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Beccles High School 8.9 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Hobart High School 9.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Long Stratton High School 15.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Framingham Earl High School 16.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Stradbroke High School 18.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.