Debenham High School
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SourceSuffolk County Council offer-day figures, 2024 to 2026.
How it is worked outThe bars show how far the last place offered reached each year. A full bar means everyone who applied was offered a place; a dash means we hold no distance for that year. Your postcode is set against each year's last distance.
- A record of past years, not a promise: the distance changes every year with who applies.
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SourceCouncil offer-day figures; map: OpenStreetMap contributors, Protomaps.
How it is worked outThe dashed circle is drawn from the school as far as the last child offered a place lived, in a straight line. A red dot is your home, with a line to the school. Tap the map to open the full Schools map.
- Councils measure distance their own way (some by walking route), so the circle is a guide, not a boundary.
Dashed circle: the last place, 2026 (10.18 mi). Faint ring: 2025 (6.99 mi).
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How it is worked outRanked on 2026 GCSE results: Attainment 8, the average grade across eight GCSEs. One year and one figure: each school's place among Suffolk's secondaries with a published figure that year; the share with grade 5 or above in English and maths breaks a tie. Schools on the same figures share a place. A school whose figure DfE hides (a small year group) or does not publish is not ranked, never put last. Source: DfE school performance tables.
- One rank everywhere on the site. A school with no published figure that year is not ranked, never put last.
Summary
The key facts, in one place- Inspection
- Good, March 2023
- Getting in
- Oversubscribed; last offer 10.18 mi (2026)
- Results
- +0.76 progress 8; 51.5 attainment 8
- Size
- 714 pupils; 141 places a year; classes of 25
- Faith
- Church of England
- Run by
- Heart of Suffolk Education Trust
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16 · Mixed
- Progress 8: +0.76, against -0.13 in Suffolk.
- Attainment 8: 51.5, against 44.0 in Suffolk.
- Oversubscribed: 1.0 first choices for each place (Year 7 2026).
- A faith school: read its admission policy for any priority by faith.
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SourceSuffolk County Council offer-day figures, 2024 to 2026.
How it is worked outThe bars show how far the last place offered reached each year. A full bar means everyone who applied was offered a place; a dash means we hold no distance for that year. Your postcode is set against each year's last distance.
- A record of past years, not a promise: the distance changes every year with who applies.
Offers reached between 6.99 and 11.49 miles in the last 3 years we hold. Enter your postcode to see where your home falls.
Bars: how far the last place offered reached each year. Check your postcode and each year turns green where a place reached your home.
Offers
How far offers reached
How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.Year 7. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. What the last distance means →
Offer day, year by year
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SourceCouncil offer-day figures: Suffolk County Council, 2024 to 2026.
- Distances are straight lines from the school.
| Entry | Year | Places | Applications | Offered | Refused | Last distance (miles) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 7 | 2026 | 125 | — | 145 | 8 | 10.18 |
| Year 7 | 2025 | 125 | — | 140 | 25 | 6.99 |
| Year 7 | 2024 | 125 | — | 135 | 2 | 11.49 |
A dash is a figure the council does not publish, not nought.
Results
Quality
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SourceOfsted · inspected 2 March 2023
DfE school performance tables · 2023/2024
DfE school performance tables · 2025/2026
- Good
- Progress 8: +0.76 (England +0.01) (county -0.13)
- Attainment 8: 51.5 (England 47.4) (county 44.0)
- English and maths grade 5 or above: 55% (England 48%) (county 41%)
- Progress, set against pupils who started with the same results: well above average
Results
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SourceDfE school performance tables, 2023/2024, 2025/2026.
| Measure | This school | England | Council | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progress 8 | +0.76 | +0.01 | -0.13 | 2023/2024 |
| Attainment 8 | 51.5 | 47.4 | 44.0 | 2025/2026 |
| English and maths grade 5 or above | 55% | 48% | 41% | 2025/2026 |
League table place
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SourceDfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase.
| Table | League rank |
|---|---|
| GCSE (key stage 4) | Top 10% (4/42) |
Where leavers go
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SourceDfE, destination measures.
- A figure DfE hides for a small group is left out, not shown as nought. The newest year may be provisional.
| Stage | Leavers in | Pupils | In a sustained place | Of which |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After GCSEs | 2023/24 | 140 | 93% | In education 87%; Apprenticeship 1.4%; Employment 4.3% |
| After GCSEs | 2022/23 | 135 | 96% | In education 89%; Apprenticeship 4.4%; Employment 2.2% |
| After GCSEs | 2021/22 | 133 | 94% | In education 88%; Apprenticeship 3.0%; Employment 3.0% |
Daily life and who goes there
Daily life
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SourceDfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level · 2024/25
DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level · 2024/25
DfE, school workforce and pupil census · 2025/26
DfE, school workforce · November 2025
DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes) · within 800 m
DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years · 2021 to 2025
DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps · 2024
- Absence: 6.7% of sessions missed; 16% of pupils miss 1 in 10 or more. Schools with a similar intake: 7.4% and 19%
- Suspensions: 3 per 100 pupils (schools with a similar intake: 9); 0 permanent exclusions
- Classes average 25.3 pupils; 11% of classes have more than 30
- 17.1 pupils for each teacher
- Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 38 m
- 0 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (0 fatal, 0 serious)
- Air: nitrogen dioxide 5.5 µg/m³, PM2.5 6.8 (1 km square, background level)
Absence
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SourceDfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level, 2024-25.
- Similar intake: state schools of the same phase with free school meals in the same band (10-20%), the median of 831 schools.
| Year | Sessions missed | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils missing 1 in 10 | Pupils missing 1 in 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 5.5% | 1.2% | 16% | 2.4% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.7% | 0.9% | 20% | 1.0% |
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 7.0% | 0.9% | 22% | 1.3% |
| Schools with a similar intake | 7.4% | 19% |
Suspensions and exclusions
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SourceDfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level, 2024-25.
| Year | Suspensions per 100 pupils | Pupils suspended | Suspensions | Permanent exclusions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 3.3 | 2.7% | 23 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 5.1 | 4.5% | 35 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 5.1 | 4.4% | 35 | 0 |
| Schools with a similar intake | 8.9 |
Class sizes and staff
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SourceDfE, school workforce; school census, 2025/26.
| Measure | Figure | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Average class size | 25.3 | 2025/26 |
| Classes over 30 pupils | 11% | 2025/26 |
| Pupils for each teacher | 17.1 | November 2025 |
Stops nearby
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SourceDfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current.
- A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.
| Kind | Nearest (metres, straight line) |
|---|---|
| bus | 38 |
Road collisions within 500 m
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SourceDfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025.
- 0 serious and 0 fatal in all; 0 involved a pedestrian, 0 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.
| Year | Collisions |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 |
Air quality
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SourceDEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps.
- A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.
| Pollutant | Annual mean (µg/m³) | Year |
|---|---|---|
| NO2 | 5.5 | 2024 |
| PM10 | 12.0 | 2024 |
| PM25 | 6.8 | 2024 |
Who goes there
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SourceDfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.
| Measure | Share of pupils | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Eligible for free school meals | 14% | 2025/26 |
| First language other than English | 0.8% | 2025/26 |
| SEN support | 5.9% | 2025/26 |
| Education, health and care plan | 3.8% | 2025/26 |
| Girls | 50% | 2025/26 |
Ofsted
Inspections
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SourceOfsted, 2023.
| Date | Kind | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 2 March 2023 | Graded inspection | Good |
Admissions
Getting in
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SourceDfE, Get Information about Schools
DfE, school applications and offers · Year 7 2026
- A Church of England school: its admissions policy may give priority by faith.
- 146 families put it first for 141 places; 140 of them got in
- We hold no catchment map for this school, so we can't say which addresses are inside it.
- Some places go first to children from named primary schools: see the feeder rules below.
Applications and offers, DfE
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SourceDfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence), 2014 to 2026.
- Families name up to three schools, so most applications are somebody's second or third choice.
| Entry | Year | Places | First choices | Any choice | First choices offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 7 | 2026 | 141 | 146 | 231 | 140 |
| Year 7 | 2025 | 135 | 155 | 251 | 133 |
| Year 7 | 2024 | 133 | 131 | 206 | 130 |
| Year 7 | 2023 | 135 | 128 | 209 | 128 |
| Year 7 | 2022 | 135 | 134 | 236 | 131 |
| Year 7 | 2021 | 135 | 134 | 234 | 133 |
| Year 7 | 2020 | 125 | 140 | 225 | 124 |
| Year 7 | 2019 | 140 | 175 | 251 | 139 |
| Year 7 | 2018 | 135 | 151 | 228 | 134 |
| Year 7 | 2017 | 135 | 132 | 200 | 131 |
Feeder school rules
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SourceThe admission arrangements the school or council published.
How it is worked outQuoted word for word from those arrangements.
- Check the quote against the school's own current admission policy before you rely on it: rules change each year.
Primary schools in the school's trust · Year 7
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SourceAdmission arrangements for 2027/28: the document, page 6.
- Read by our tools and not yet confirmed by a person.
d. Those children who attend one of the Schools within The Heart of Suffolk Education Trust (but who do not reside in the school's catchment area).
Feeder schools: Creeting St Mary Church of England Primary School, Worlingworth Church of England Primary School
Partner primary schools · Year 7
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SourceAdmission arrangements for 2027/28: the document, page 6.
- Read by our tools and not yet confirmed by a person.
e. Those children who attend one of the designated Pyramid Primary Schools (but who do not reside in the school's catchment area).
Feeder schools: Bedfield Church of England Primary School, Earl Soham CP, Helmingham CP, Sir Robert Hitcham CEVAP, Debenham, Stonham Aspal CEVAP, Trinity CEVAP, Wetheringsett Church of England Primary School
Who runs it
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SourceDfE, Get Information about Schools: group links · joined January 2011
DfE, open academies list
DfE, Get Information about Schools: links · 1 January 2011
- Heart of Suffolk Education Trust, with 3 schools
- Opened as an academy (converter) on 1 January 2011
- Replaced Debenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled High School (URN 124860)
- We can't compare results before and after it converted: we hold results for only one side of the date, because DfE publishes a few years at a time.
Fees and clubs
State schools charge no tuition fees. Breakfast clubs, after-school clubs and holiday clubs are set by each school: ask the school what it runs and what it costs.
Childcare costsWhat wraparound care and early years places cost, and what funding covers.See costs →Nearby
Schools nearby
Stowupland High School6.4 miThomas Mills High School & Sixth Form6.7 miHartismere School7.0 miStradbroke High School7.6 miCompare side by side →Nurseries nearby
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SourceOfsted early years register.
Sources
- Council offer-day figures: Suffolk County Council
- DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
- DfE school performance tables
- DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase
- DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence)
- DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level
- DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level
- DfE, destination measures
- DfE, school workforce; school census
- DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs
- DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
- DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
- Ofsted
- School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026 (this school)
- How we check these figures: How we know
More in schools in Stowmarket and the Suffolk league table.
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