Bungay High School

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Bungay High School
Location
Bungay High School
Queen's Road

Bungay
,
Suffolk
,
NR35 1RW

England
Coordinates 52°26′43″N1°26′36″E / 52.44541°N 1.44327°E / 52.44541; 1.44327
Information
Type Comprehensive
Academy
MottoClarior Usta Rogo (I beseech thee to burn more brightly)
Established1565;461 years ago (1565)
FounderLionel Throckmorton
Local authoritySuffolk
TrustEast Anglian Schools Trust
Department for Education URN 136998 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Head teacherChanel Oswick
Gender Co-educational
Age11to 18
SpecialistScience
Website http://www.bungayhigh.co.uk

Bungay High School is a mixed-sex secondary school with academy status in the town of Bungay in the north of the English county of Suffolk. It caters for pupils aged 11 to 18. The school was founded by Lionel Throckmorton (or Throkmorton) as Bungay Grammar School in 1565 and became Bungay High School in 1974. [1] It occupies a site on the Queen's Road site to the south of the town centre.

Contents

The school operates a sixth form on the site of the high school, offering a range of vocational and academic qualifications for post-16 students. The sixth form suspended admissions for September 2025 and currently only operates for year 13 pupils. The East Anglian schools trust states they are in the consultation process of closing the sixth form from September 2026, after low numbers of applications. [2]

The school also operated North Suffolk Skills Academy in Halesworth, 9 miles (14 km) south of Bungay. This closed in August 2017 due to the lack of funding. [3]

In 2021, the school was awarded an Ofsted inspection rating of "good". [4]

Notable alumni

Bungay Grammar School

References

  1. ↑ "Bungay reunion to mark 450th anniversary of founding of school". Beccles & Bungay Journal. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
    - "School celebrates 450th anniversary". Eastern Daily Press . 27 June 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  2. ↑ website, Bungay High School. "6th Form Overview". Bungay High School. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  3. ↑ Barker, Ellis (3 March 2016). "North Suffolk Skills Academy in Halesworth will close 'with heavy hearts' next August". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Inspection of a good school: Bungay High School". Ofsted. 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2022.


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