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Thomas Gainsborough School

URN: 141639

Address: Wells Hall Road, Great Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0NH
UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP

Rating and reports

Inspection outcome

Ofsted made the following key judgements following school inspection on 19 November 2024:

Quality of education:

Good

Behaviour and attitudes:

Outstanding

Personal development:

Outstanding

Leadership and management:

Good

Sixth form provision:

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

All reports

  1. School inspection School inspection, PDF - 17 December 2024
    PDF – Published

  2. School inspection School inspection, PDF - 20 October 2023
    PDF – Published

  3. Full inspection: GoodFull inspection, PDF - 03 November 2017
    PDF – Published

  4. Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter, PDF - 07 January 2015
    PDF – Published
  5. Opened
  6. Previously Thomas Gainsborough School Closed

Next inspection

From September 2024, graded inspections will not include an overall effectiveness grade. Schools inspected from then will not have the same way of working out when to expect their next inspection. We will set out the expected dates for when we will next inspect them from September 2025. These schools should not expect to receive an ungraded or graded inspection before then. Some could receive an urgent or monitoring inspection, which can be deemed a graded inspection. 

About Thomas Gainsborough School

  • Type: Academy
  • Boarding: No
  • Religious character: None
  • Local authority: Suffolk

Pupils

  • Age Range: 11 - 18
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Number of pupils: 1584
  • School capacity: 1400

Location

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  • Address: Wells Hall Road, Great Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0NH
  • Region: East of England

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