Bungay High School is a mixed-sex secondary school with

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status in the town of

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in the north of the

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. It caters for children aged 11 to 18. The school was founded as Bungay Grammar School in 1565 and became Bungay High School in 1974. It occupies a site on the Queen's Road site to the south of the town centre. The school operates a sixth form on the site of the high school. This caters for post-16 students, including offering a range of vocational and academic qualification. The school also operated North Suffolk Skills Academy in

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, south of Bungay. This closed in August 2017 due to the lack of funding. In 2021, the school was awarded an Ofsted inspection rating of "good".

Notable alumni

Bungay Grammar School

* John Charles Winter (1923-2012), Organist and Master of the Choristers of

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, 1971-1988 *

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(1918-2004),

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and

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, he presided over two high-profile court cases, of the Yorkshire Ripper

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(1981) and Brighton bomber Patrick Magee (1986). * Alfred Page (1912-1988), clergyman and

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from 1969 to 1981 *

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, MP for

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References

External links

Bungay High School
Academies in Suffolk Secondary schools in Suffolk 1565 establishments in England Educational institutions established in the 1560s Bungay {{Suffolk-school-stub