Hadleigh High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Ipswich, Suffolk
Hadleigh High School is a secondary school in Ipswich, Suffolk for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 23 October 2024.
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Catchment area for Hadleigh High School
- 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
- Highlands Road, Hadleigh, Ipswich, IP7 5HU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Suffolk
- Pupils on roll
- 712 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 23 October 2024
Strengths
- “At Hadleigh High School, pupils are polite and respectful.”
- “They demonstrate the school’s values of ‘aim high, work hard and be kind’ in their everyday lives.”
- “Lessons are calm and orderly places in which to learn.”
To improve
- “While effective teaching of the curriculum is increasingly consistent across the school, further work is needed to ensure that pupils get the same high-quality experience from all staff and in all subjects.”
- “In a few subjects, teaching is sometimes less effective, meaning pupils do not remember some important knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 November 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) | 40% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 43.6 | 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: 120 first-preference applications, 128 offers in total, 120 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.
- East Bergholt High School 5.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chantry Academy 7.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Westbourne Academy 7.0 mi Not judged
- Claydon High School 7.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy 7.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Ormiston Endeavour Academy 7.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Holbrook Academy 8.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Thomas Gainsborough School 9.0 mi Not judged Last distance published