Ormiston Sudbury Academy is an 11–18

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in the town of Sudbury, Suffolk.Sudbury Upper School and Arts College
Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 10 June 2007 The school was established in 1972 as Sudbury Upper School, following the country wide introduction of the

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system, to serve the expanding town of Sudbury, and its surrounding villages. Sudbury Upper School was an amalgamation of

Sudbury Grammar School Sudbury Grammar School was a boys' grammar school in Sudbury, Suffolk. The school was founded in 1491. In 1972, the school was amalgamated with other local schools to form Sudbury Upper School. History The school was founded in 1491 by a beque ...

, the High School for Girls and the Secondary Modern School. The school became an Academy in 2012, operated by the

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. The Academy has a student population of approximately 600, previously there was a

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but it was discontinued in September 2022. The Academy draws students from several priority primary schools, in and around Sudbury. In addition, the academy attracts students from outside its catchment area.
Sudbury Town Council. Retrieved 11 July 2007 The academy specialises in Performing Arts. The Academy is the lead associate school for the Royal Shakespeare Company in the Eastern Region, one of just 25 in the country. The Academy gained platinum Arts Mark award and gold Sport England's Award.

School site

Accommodation includes a separate performing arts block and a sports centre open to the public. Building of a new vocational teaching block on the site to house construction was completed in September 2008.

Notable incidents at Sudbury Upper School

In August 2007, a former maths teacher was sentenced to a year's imprisonment after pleading guilty to six counts of abusing a position of trust. In spring 2008, a supply teacher was filmed on a camera phone removing his shirt in a cover lesson at the school. As soon as the headteacher found out, the teacher was asked to leave the premises immediately and was banned from working in schools in Suffolk.

Notable former pupils

* Hannah Dodd (actress), Hannah Dodd (born 1995), actress *

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who plays for

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References

External links

Official website
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