Ipswich Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Ipswich, Suffolk
Ipswich Academy is a secondary school in Ipswich, Suffolk for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 8 May 2024.
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Catchment area for Ipswich Academy
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Braziers Wood Road, Ipswich, IP3 0SP
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Suffolk
- Pupils on roll
- 981 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 41.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 8 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils trust adults to listen to, follow up, and help resolve, any worries they have.”
- “This helps pupils to feel happy and safe.”
- “They value the school’s help with issues they face in their wider lives.”
To improve
- “However, too often this is not the case, particularly where pupils are taught by cover teachers for extended periods.”
- “This means that some pupils have developed gaps in their knowledge and have not achieved well enough.”
- “However, some do not follow these expectations consistently enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 30% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 37.6 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 137 first-preference applications, 200 offers in total, 137 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Suffolk.
- Copleston High School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Alban's Catholic High School 2.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Chantry Academy 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Northgate High School 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Holbrook Academy 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Kesgrave High School 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Westbourne Academy 4.1 mi Not judged