Cookley is a small village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the east of the county of Suffolk, England. Nearby settlements include the town of Halesworth and the village of Walpole. The village includes the church, cottages and a farm that follows the stream which joins the Blyth river at the town of Halesworth. The church and houses are on the rising ground to the north of the stream. Education Overall, in 2011, 27% of people were found to have level 4 qualifications and above whereas 17% have no qualifications. 17% of people also have level 2 and level 3 qualifications however only 14% of people in the Parish of Cookley have level 1 qualifications. Due to the number of students decreasing, The Cookley and Walpole school had to shut down. As Cookley is a rural area, the number of children attending schools maybe quite small due to a lower population implying schools are being forced to close down and children are forced to move to other schools. Population The population has fluctuated over time as the graph shows. From 1811 to 2011 the population has decreased overall. The peak population was in 1840 with 330 people. Before 1901, statistics show that the population of females was overall higher than males but after 1901 this wasn't the case. In 1801 there was 131 males and 133 females whereas in 1901 there were 96 males and 89 females portraying a significant population decrease for both genders. The numbers of houses has also decreased from 1831 to 1961 from 53 houses to 45, supporting the population decrease. The age structure ranged from 0–4 years old to 85–89 years old throughout the population. The age range of 45–49 years old has highest percentage of people with 35.9% and 2nd highest is 65–74 years old with 14.7% of people in that age range. This implies that Cookley has more pull factors for elderly people and those that maybe retired as it is a rural area compared to those who are young families or economically active individuals therefore Cookley doesn't offer many opportunities to them. Occupations The Occupation graph shows the various job sectors males and females were employed in. In 1881 most males (51) worked in the agricultural sector whereas most females (30) worked in the unknown occupation sector. This implies that many jobs were in the primary industry. The number