2 0 1 0 ▁the ▁school ▁became ▁Su ff olk ' s ▁first ▁Academy ▁and ▁the ▁equal ▁first ▁in ▁England . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁awarded ▁Out standing ▁status ▁by ▁Of sted ▁on ▁three ▁success ive ▁occasions ▁( 2 0 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 8 ). ▁The ▁school ▁has ▁special isms ▁in ▁Mathemat ics , ▁Music , ▁Science ▁and ▁Sport ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁it ▁was ▁awarded ▁Le ading ▁Edge ▁status . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁School ▁was ▁exc av ated ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁reve aling ▁continuous ▁habit ation ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁Ne ol ith ic ▁times . ▁En clos ures ▁included ▁a ▁full ▁stone ▁age ▁bur ial , ▁significant ▁quantities ▁of ▁Roman ▁coin age ▁and ▁a ▁Sax on ▁sm ith ing ▁area . ▁The ▁school ▁has ▁been ▁gather ing ▁materials ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁museum ▁of ▁local ▁history . ▁Pl anned ▁exhib its ▁will ▁include ▁Stone ▁Age , ▁Bron ze ▁Age , ▁C elt ic , ▁Rom ano - B rit ish , ▁Ang lo - S ax on , ▁Med ieval ▁and ▁early ▁modern ▁materials . ▁It ▁also ▁a ims ▁to ▁tell ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁E ye ▁air field ▁and ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century . ▁Its ▁original ▁form ▁pred ates ▁the ▁grammar ▁school ▁which ▁was ▁founded ▁c . ▁ 1 4 9 5 . ▁A