St Christopher's Academy
Academy alternative provision converter · Ages 7–16 · Ipswich, Suffolk
St Christopher's Academy is an alternative provision school in Ipswich, Suffolk for ages 7–16 (academy alternative provision converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 12 May 2022.
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Key facts
- Address
- St Christopher's Hall, Renfrew Road, Ipswich, IP4 3HG
- Type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Ages
- 7–16
- Council
- Suffolk
- Free school meals
- 0% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 6.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 12 May 2022
Strengths
- “They quickly become part of a community where they feel safe, understood and valued.”
- “Pupils build trusting relationships with staff, who know them well.”
- “Staff then help them overcome barriers that had previously prevented them from attending, learning or participating successfully in school life.”
To improve
- “As pupils become more confident learners, teaching does not, at times, adapt with the same precision when they are ready for greater challenge and more-complex learning.”
- “Leaders have identified accurately that, while pupils make meaningful gains in engagement, attendance and readiness to learn, there is further work to ensure that learning is extended consistently for pupils who are ready for greater challenge and independence.”
- “Work to strengthen the use of assessment, adaptation and subject-specific teaching for pupils who are ready for greater challenge is underway, but is not yet as embedded as other aspects of practice.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Straight-line distance, in Suffolk.
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