Bungay High School

School in Suffolk, England

52°26′43″N 1°26′36″E / 52.44541°N 1.44327°E / 52.44541; 1.44327InformationTypeAcademyMottoClarior Usta Rogo (I beseech thee to burn more brightly)Established1565; 459 years ago (1565)FounderLionel ThrockmortonLocal authoritySuffolkDepartment for Education URN136998 TablesOfstedReportsPresidentAlfie EarlHead teacherChanel OswickGenderCo-educationalAge11 to 18HousesPegasus, Gryffin, Phoenix, WyvernSpecialistScienceWebsitehttp://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.

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 Halesworth, 9 miles (14 km) south of Bungay. This closed in August 2017 due to the lack of funding.^[2]

In 2021, the school was awarded an Ofsted inspection rating of "good".^[3]

Notable alumni

Bungay Grammar School

John Charles Winter (1923-2012), Organist and Master of the Choristers of Truro Cathedral, 1971-1988
Leslie Boreham (1918-2004), barrister and judge, he presided over two high-profile court cases, of the Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe (1981) and Brighton bomber Patrick Magee (1986).
Alfred Page (1912-1988), clergyman and Archdeacon of Leeds from 1969 to 1981

References

^ "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.
^ 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.
^ "Inspection of a good school: Bungay High School". Ofsted. 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2022.