Suffolk school admissions

For a September 2027 start, secondary applications close on 31 Oct 2026 and primary applications on 15 Jan 2027. Always confirm details on the council's own admissions page.

How to apply

Apply online through the council where you live, naming several schools in order of preference — including schools in other council areas. Every preference is considered equally against each school's admission criteria, and you're offered the highest-ranked school that can offer you a place.

Suffolk admissions page GOV.UK: School admissions

Council link checked 6 Nov 2026.

Key dates for September 2027

Secondary applications close	31 Oct 2026	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Primary (reception) applications close	15 Jan 2027	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Secondary national offer day	1 Mar 2027	1 March or next working day
Primary national offer day	16 Apr 2027	16 April or next working day

Appeals

The council hasn't published a single appeal date we've confirmed. By law you must have at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter.

Counting school days from Suffolk's term dates, 20 school days after offer day is 13 Apr 2027 (secondary) and 17 May 2027 (primary) — the earliest any deadline can be.

Source: School Admissions Code and School Admission Appeals Code (Open Government Licence v3.0).

Applications and offers by school, 2026/27

Catchment areas and admission decisions are made by the school's admissions authority (the local council or, for academies and many faith schools, the school or trust). Distances and past figures don't guarantee a place.

Secondary schools (43)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Alde Valley Academy	95	126	93	93	1.3 per offer
Beccles High School	40	89	39	39	2.2 per offer
Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics	262	343	270	258	1.3 per offer
Breckland School	99	131	95	95	1.3 per offer
Bungay High School	157	236	152	152	1.5 per offer
Bury St Edmunds County High School	98	232	67	67	2.4 per offer
Castle Manor Academy	146	265	161	136	1.8 per offer
Chantry Academy	202	331	221	199	1.6 per offer
Claydon High School	148	326	179	146	2.2 per offer
Copleston High School	319	710	345	288	2.2 per offer
Debenham High School	141	231	146	140	1.6 per offer
East Bergholt High School	189	427	194	183	2.3 per offer
East Point Academy	123	171	116	116	1.4 per offer
Farlingaye High School	293	482	282	280	1.6 per offer
Felixstowe School	201	208	194	194	1.0 per offer
Hadleigh High School	128	162	120	120	1.3 per offer
Hartismere School	151	204	159	150	1.4 per offer
Holbrook Academy	83	143	69	69	1.7 per offer
Ipswich Academy	200	182	137	137	0.9 per offer
Ixworth High School	88	175	80	80	2.0 per offer
Kesgrave High School	294	600	338	286	2.0 per offer
King Edward VI CEVC School	225	412	226	212	1.8 per offer
Mildenhall College Academy	240	281	226	226	1.2 per offer
Newmarket Academy	141	192	119	119	1.4 per offer
Northgate High School	235	741	316	224	3.2 per offer
Ormiston Denes Academy	96	163	87	87	1.7 per offer
Ormiston Endeavour Academy	174	228	161	159	1.3 per offer
Ormiston Sudbury Academy	131	192	131	131	1.5 per offer
Pakefield High School	104	175	100	100	1.7 per offer
Samuel Ward Academy	186	242	148	148	1.3 per offer
Sir John Leman High School	265	419	277	263	1.6 per offer
St Alban's Catholic High School	164	390	142	129	2.4 per offer
St Benedict's Catholic School	167	419	239	165	2.5 per offer
Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy	167	198	115	115	1.2 per offer
Stour Valley Community School	112	183	116	108	1.6 per offer
Stowmarket High School	202	320	201	200	1.6 per offer
Stowupland High School	126	244	120	120	1.9 per offer
Stradbroke High School	35	66	33	33	1.9 per offer
Sybil Andrews Academy	109	210	101	101	1.9 per offer
Thomas Gainsborough School	271	394	260	260	1.5 per offer
Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form	173	277	180	172	1.6 per offer
Thurston Community College	277	403	271	271	1.5 per offer
Westbourne Academy	173	183	129	129	1.1 per offer

Primary schools (250)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Abbot's Hall Community Primary School	58	125	53	53	2.2 per offer
Abbots Green Primary Academy	74	120	76	72	1.6 per offer
Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	30	56	41	30	1.9 per offer
Aldeburgh Primary School	5	11	5	5	2.2 per offer
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Laxfield	14	20	14	14	1.4 per offer
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Newmarket	13	29	12	12	2.2 per offer
All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall	28	52	47	28	1.9 per offer
Bacton Primary School	14	24	13	13	1.7 per offer
Bardwell Church of England Primary School	6	15	6	6	2.5 per offer
Barnby and North Cove Community Primary School	4	6	4	4	1.5 per offer
Barnham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	20	44	28	19	2.2 per offer
Barningham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	11	21	11	11	1.9 per offer
Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	26	51	22	22	2.0 per offer
Bawdsey Church of England Primary School	4	8	4	4	2.0 per offer
Bealings School	11	25	11	11	2.3 per offer
Beaumont Community Primary School	11	24	12	11	2.2 per offer
Beccles Primary Academy	13	26	11	11	2.0 per offer
Beck Row Primary Academy	35	54	35	35	1.5 per offer
Bedfield Church of England Primary School	4	5	4	4	1.3 per offer
Benhall St Mary's Church of England Primary School	4	15	4	4	3.8 per offer
Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	4	25	4	4	6.3 per offer
Bildeston Primary School	12	26	10	10	2.2 per offer
Birchwood Primary School	29	88	42	29	3.0 per offer
Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	21	28	18	18	1.3 per offer
Bosmere Community Primary School	44	58	44	44	1.3 per offer
Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	30	43	31	28	1.4 per offer
Bramfield Church of England Primary School	14	26	16	14	1.9 per offer
Bramford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	44	78	39	39	1.8 per offer
Brampton Church of England Primary School	7	15	6	6	2.1 per offer
Britannia Primary School and Nursery	76	158	74	74	2.1 per offer
Broke Hall Community Primary School	69	100	69	69	1.4 per offer
Brooklands Primary School	41	60	39	39	1.5 per offer
Bucklesham Primary School	15	35	18	15	2.3 per offer
Bungay Primary School	27	38	27	27	1.4 per offer
Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	22	40	21	21	1.8 per offer
Burton End Primary Academy	39	73	37	37	1.9 per offer
Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	25	47	24	24	1.9 per offer
Carlton Colville Primary School	53	75	51	51	1.4 per offer
Castle Hill Infant School	77	136	68	68	1.8 per offer
Cavendish Church of England Primary School	12	21	10	10	1.8 per offer
Cedars Park Community Primary School	56	86	48	48	1.5 per offer
Cedarwood Primary School	54	106	47	47	2.0 per offer
Charsfield Church of England Primary School	3	10	3	3	3.3 per offer
Chelmondiston Church of England Primary School	20	30	20	19	1.5 per offer
Chilton Community Primary School	16	43	13	13	2.7 per offer
Clare Community Primary School	27	39	25	25	1.4 per offer
Claydon Primary School	64	85	63	63	1.3 per offer
Clements Primary Academy	24	37	24	24	1.5 per offer
Cliff Lane Primary School	54	86	52	52	1.6 per offer
Clifford Community Primary School & Nursery	25	59	25	25	2.4 per offer
Cockfield Church of England Primary School	11	21	7	7	1.9 per offer
Coldfair Green Community Primary School	21	34	20	20	1.6 per offer
Combs Ford Primary School	33	61	30	30	1.8 per offer
Copdock Primary School	12	44	13	10	3.7 per offer
Corton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	9	11	8	8	1.2 per offer
Coupals Primary Academy	36	67	33	33	1.9 per offer
Crawford's Church of England Primary School	11	15	10	10	1.4 per offer
Creeting St Mary Church of England Primary School	13	31	12	12	2.4 per offer
Dale Hall Community Primary School	60	123	71	60	2.1 per offer
Dell Primary School	34	49	33	33	1.4 per offer
Dennington Church of England Primary School	8	22	7	7	2.8 per offer
Earl Soham Community Primary School	16	29	16	16	1.8 per offer
East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	30	68	34	30	2.3 per offer
Easton Primary School	15	38	17	15	2.5 per offer
Edgar Sewter Community Primary School	12	19	12	12	1.6 per offer
Elm Tree Primary School	52	90	46	46	1.7 per offer
Elmsett Church of England Primary School	7	12	7	7	1.7 per offer
Elmswell Community Primary School	59	79	65	59	1.3 per offer
Elveden Church of England Primary Academy	14	32	8	8	2.3 per offer
Exning Primary School	30	86	49	30	2.9 per offer
Eyke Church of England Primary School	15	27	13	13	1.8 per offer
Fairfield Infant School	83	119	82	82	1.4 per offer
Felix Primary School	10	18	10	10	1.8 per offer
Forest Academy	32	48	32	32	1.5 per offer
Framlingham Sir Robert Hitcham's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	37	41	36	36	1.1 per offer
Freeman Community Primary School	29	51	32	29	1.8 per offer
Fressingfield Church of England Primary School	21	28	21	21	1.3 per offer
Gislingham Church of England Primary School	20	32	20	20	1.6 per offer
Glade Academy	20	33	20	20	1.7 per offer
Glemsford Primary Academy	28	38	30	28	1.4 per offer
Gorseland Primary School	42	93	41	41	2.2 per offer
Grace Cook Primary School	29	98	37	29	3.4 per offer
Grange Community Primary School	25	42	25	25	1.7 per offer
Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy	30	59	31	30	2.0 per offer
Great Finborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	17	31	17	17	1.8 per offer
Great Heath Academy	52	92	49	49	1.8 per offer
Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	30	53	27	26	1.8 per offer
Great Whelnetham Church of England Primary School	6	11	5	5	1.8 per offer
Grove Primary School	43	75	45	43	1.7 per offer
Grundisburgh Primary School	28	42	28	28	1.5 per offer
Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School	42	96	41	41	2.3 per offer
Gunton Primary Academy	42	52	35	35	1.2 per offer
Gusford Community Primary School	64	103	58	58	1.6 per offer
Hadleigh Community Primary School	71	77	69	69	1.1 per offer
Halifax Primary School	51	80	47	47	1.6 per offer
Handford Hall Primary School	30	67	29	29	2.2 per offer
Hardwick Primary School	21	38	21	21	1.8 per offer
Hartest Church of England Primary School	2	15	2	2	7.5 per offer
Heath Primary School, Kesgrave	59	129	65	56	2.2 per offer
Helmingham Primary School and Nursery	1	3	0	0	3.0 per offer
Henley Primary School	13	38	13	13	2.9 per offer
Hillside Primary School	32	36	28	28	1.1 per offer
Hintlesham and Chattisham Church of England Primary School	8	22	7	7	2.8 per offer
Holbrook Primary School	28	43	32	27	1.5 per offer
Hollesley Primary School	7	10	7	7	1.4 per offer
Holton St Peter Community Primary School	14	29	15	14	2.1 per offer
Honington Church of England Primary School	13	18	13	13	1.4 per offer
Hopton Church of England Primary Academy	4	7	4	4	1.8 per offer
Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy	47	68	43	43	1.4 per offer
Howard Community Academy	22	41	20	20	1.9 per offer
Hundon Community Primary School	7	20	7	7	2.9 per offer
Ickworth Park Primary School	29	81	33	26	2.8 per offer
Ilketshall St Lawrence School	11	24	11	11	2.2 per offer
Ixworth Church of England Primary School	21	45	21	21	2.1 per offer
Kedington Primary Academy	30	55	32	29	1.8 per offer
Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	24	32	22	22	1.3 per offer
Kersey Church of England Primary School	8	13	8	8	1.6 per offer
Kessingland Church of England Primary Academy	16	20	16	16	1.3 per offer
Kingsfleet Primary School	23	76	23	23	3.3 per offer
Kyson Primary School	34	63	34	34	1.9 per offer
Lakenheath Community Primary School	34	43	34	34	1.3 per offer
Langer Primary Academy	6	14	6	6	2.3 per offer
Laureate Community Academy	20	46	16	16	2.3 per offer
Lavenham Community Primary School	10	17	7	7	1.7 per offer
Leiston Primary School	34	44	33	33	1.3 per offer
Long Melford Church of England Primary School	26	39	22	22	1.5 per offer
Martlesham Primary Academy	15	29	13	13	1.9 per offer
Mellis Church of England Primary School	24	39	24	24	1.6 per offer
Melton Primary School	14	33	14	14	2.4 per offer
Mendham Primary School	5	10	4	4	2.0 per offer
Mendlesham Primary School	14	23	14	14	1.6 per offer
Middleton Community Primary School	1	2	1	1	2.0 per offer
Morland Church of England Primary School	34	51	34	34	1.5 per offer
Moulton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	30	56	26	26	1.9 per offer
Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm Academy	42	62	42	42	1.5 per offer
Nacton Church of England Primary School	14	20	12	12	1.4 per offer
Nayland Primary School	30	72	37	30	2.4 per offer
New Cangle Community Primary School	30	68	39	29	2.3 per offer
Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy	26	45	26	26	1.7 per offer
Norton CEVC Primary School	25	76	16	16	3.0 per offer
Occold Primary School	10	16	10	10	1.6 per offer
Old Newton Church of England Primary School	12	18	12	12	1.5 per offer
Orford Church of England Primary School and Nursery	3	4	3	3	1.3 per offer
Otley Primary School	5	13	5	5	2.6 per offer
Oulton Broad Primary School	43	104	60	43	2.4 per offer
Paddocks Primary School	25	49	21	21	2.0 per offer
Pakefield Primary School	29	58	29	29	2.0 per offer
Palgrave Church of England Primary School	11	22	11	11	2.0 per offer
Phoenix St Peter Academy	19	36	18	18	1.9 per offer
Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy	39	70	39	39	1.8 per offer
Place Farm Primary Academy	60	104	56	55	1.7 per offer
Poplars Community Primary School	23	36	23	23	1.6 per offer
Pot Kiln Primary School	17	27	13	13	1.6 per offer
Ranelagh Primary School	33	52	29	29	1.6 per offer
Rattlesden Church of England Primary Academy	18	26	16	16	1.4 per offer
Ravensmere Infant School	10	22	2	2	2.2 per offer
Ravenswood Community Primary School	47	69	45	45	1.5 per offer
Red Oak Primary School	41	51	41	41	1.2 per offer
Rendlesham Primary School	28	35	27	27	1.3 per offer
Reydon Primary School	16	18	16	16	1.1 per offer
Ringsfield Church of England Primary School	11	19	10	10	1.7 per offer
Ringshall School	24	32	24	24	1.3 per offer
Risby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	29	64	30	29	2.2 per offer
Roman Hill Primary School	29	39	26	26	1.3 per offer
Rose Hill Primary	27	60	25	25	2.2 per offer
Rougham Church of England Primary School	29	79	41	29	2.7 per offer
Rushmere Hall Primary School	58	104	58	56	1.8 per offer
Sandlings Primary School	19	22	19	19	1.2 per offer
Saxmundham Primary School	25	29	25	25	1.2 per offer
Sebert Wood Community Primary School	33	77	32	32	2.3 per offer
Sexton's Manor Primary School	18	40	18	18	2.2 per offer
Shotley Community Primary School	10	14	10	10	1.4 per offer
Sidegate Primary School	57	114	52	52	2.0 per offer
Sir Robert Hitcham Church of England Voluntary Aided School	17	23	17	17	1.4 per offer
Snape Primary School	13	26	20	13	2.0 per offer
Somerleyton Primary School	10	19	14	10	1.9 per offer
Somersham Primary School	9	26	9	9	2.9 per offer
Southwold Primary School	11	13	11	11	1.2 per offer
Springfield Infant School and Nursery	71	108	69	69	1.5 per offer
Sprites Primary Academy	50	91	42	42	1.8 per offer
Sproughton Church of England Primary School	14	45	22	14	3.2 per offer
St Benet's RC Primary School and Nursery	6	9	4	4	1.5 per offer
St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	26	38	26	26	1.5 per offer
St Christopher's CEVCP School	60	92	58	54	1.5 per offer
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School	53	92	51	51	1.7 per offer
St Edmund's Primary School	7	12	7	7	1.7 per offer
St Edmund's RC Primary School and Nursery	5	8	5	5	1.6 per offer
St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy	18	28	18	18	1.6 per offer
St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School, Haverhill	23	40	18	18	1.7 per offer
St Gregory Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	19	56	17	17	2.9 per offer
St Helen's Primary School	39	73	38	38	1.9 per offer
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich	30	63	29	27	2.1 per offer
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School	22	29	19	19	1.3 per offer
St Louis Catholic Academy	39	58	38	38	1.5 per offer
St Margaret's CEVAP School, Ipswich	34	69	32	32	2.0 per offer
St Margaret's Primary Academy	37	63	36	36	1.7 per offer
St Mark's Catholic Primary School	19	38	19	19	2.0 per offer
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich	29	90	39	28	3.1 per offer
St Mary's Church of England Academy	52	91	51	51	1.8 per offer
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hadleigh	10	35	10	10	3.5 per offer
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge	27	61	27	27	2.3 per offer
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School	7	17	6	6	2.4 per offer
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich	51	82	48	48	1.6 per offer
St Pancras Catholic Primary School	30	54	30	29	1.8 per offer
St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary School, Eye	28	38	28	28	1.4 per offer
Stanton Primary School	29	42	29	28	1.4 per offer
Stoke-by-Nayland Church of England Primary School	4	21	3	3	5.3 per offer
Stonham Aspal Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	14	26	14	14	1.9 per offer
Stradbroke Church of England Primary School	5	7	5	5	1.4 per offer
Stratford St Mary Primary School	12	29	11	11	2.4 per offer
Stutton Church of England Primary School	8	19	7	7	2.4 per offer
Tattingstone Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	3	7	3	3	2.3 per offer
The Albert Pye Community Primary School	40	73	51	40	1.8 per offer
The Beeches Community Primary School	40	62	38	38	1.6 per offer
The Limes Primary Academy	29	49	25	25	1.7 per offer
The Oaks Primary School	58	160	88	57	2.8 per offer
The Pines Primary School	30	95	38	30	3.2 per offer
The Willows Primary School	20	35	19	19	1.8 per offer
Thorndon Church of England Primary School	6	15	6	6	2.5 per offer
Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary School	12	21	12	12	1.8 per offer
Thurston Church of England Primary Academy	57	84	56	56	1.5 per offer
Tollgate Primary School	50	71	48	48	1.4 per offer
Trimley St Martin Primary School	15	39	15	15	2.6 per offer
Trimley St Mary Primary School	50	97	50	50	1.9 per offer
Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	25	47	23	23	1.9 per offer
Tudor Church of England Primary School, Sudbury	37	70	34	34	1.9 per offer
Waldringfield Primary School	3	11	3	3	3.7 per offer
Walsham-le-Willows Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	12	21	12	12	1.8 per offer
Wells Hall Primary School	60	82	68	60	1.4 per offer
Wenhaston Primary School	15	34	16	12	2.3 per offer
West Row Academy	22	31	21	21	1.4 per offer
Westfield Primary Academy	59	80	55	55	1.4 per offer
Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery	28	57	28	28	2.0 per offer
Westwood Primary School	16	26	15	15	1.6 per offer
Wetheringsett Church of England Primary School	5	8	5	5	1.6 per offer
Whatfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	4	14	4	4	3.5 per offer
Whitehouse Community Primary School	38	72	37	37	1.9 per offer
Wickham Market Primary School	26	35	26	26	1.3 per offer
Wickhambrook Primary Academy	19	33	19	19	1.7 per offer
Wilby Church of England Primary School	7	16	7	7	2.3 per offer
Witnesham Primary School	8	19	8	8	2.4 per offer
Wood Ley Community Primary School	42	108	54	41	2.6 per offer
Woodbridge Primary School	25	52	24	24	2.1 per offer
Woodhall Primary School	59	83	52	52	1.4 per offer
Woods Loke Primary School	59	118	68	55	2.0 per offer
Woolpit Primary Academy	17	36	11	11	2.1 per offer
Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	38	56	38	38	1.5 per offer
Worlingworth Church of England primary school	6	9	6	6	1.5 per offer
Wortham Primary School	14	42	14	14	3.0 per offer
Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy	7	13	6	6	1.9 per offer

Source: DfE secondary and primary school applications and offers (Open Government Licence v3.0).

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Questions

When is the Suffolk secondary school application deadline?

31 October for a September start, set nationally by the School Admissions Code. Late applications are usually considered only after on-time ones.

How long do I have to appeal?

Admission authorities must give you at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter (usually offer day). Many councils publish a specific date — use the council's date where shown.

Does this page tell me my chance of getting a place?

No. Places depend on each school's oversubscription criteria, which change every year. Only the admissions authority decides.