Centre Academy East Anglia
Centre Academy East Anglia is an independent special school in Ipswich for boys and girls aged 7 to 19. It has 103 pupils and room for 110.
Church Road, Brettenham, Ipswich, IP7 7QR01449 736404centreacademy.netMrs Lisa Gilbert headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
26 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 10.7 | 7.6 | 44.6 | 26.3 | – | – | 43.4 | 46.8 |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 8% | 8% | 43% | 0% | – | – | 40% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 15% | 8% | 71% | 25% | – | – | 62% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 1.11 | 0.78 | 4.45 | 2.63 | – | – | 3.76 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | – | – | 28% | 41% |
Subjects
Results came out for 4 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.
The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.
Every subject against England, 2025
| Subject | Entries | Grades 9 to 7 | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 4 | England 9 to 5 | Rank in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 8 | 25% | 38% | 88% | 53% | – |
| English Literature | 8 | 0% | 13% | 13% | 58% | – |
| English Language | 8 | 25% | 50% | 50% | 54% | – |
| Combined Science | 6 | 33% | 50% | 100% | 36% | – |
In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. None of the gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Grammar school. This is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Suffolk council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 103 | 83 | 72 | 59 | 61 | 59 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 7% | 12% | 10% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 92% | 89% | 90% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Buckenham Hall School | Independent | 1.0 miles | 199 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Gable End | Independent | 2.3 miles | 1 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Rattlesden Church of England Primary Academy | Academy | 3.0 miles | 135 | Good 2024 | 63 | Compare |
| Great Finborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Church of England | 3.5 miles | 108 | Good 2022 | 33 | Compare |
| Bildeston Primary School | Council | 3.5 miles | 117 | Good 2022 | 74 | Compare |
| Finborough School | Independent | 3.8 miles | 716 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Cockfield Church of England Primary School | Academy | 4.0 miles | 70 | Good 2020 | 47 | Compare |
| Lavenham Community Primary School | Council | 4.4 miles | 114 | Not inspected | 77 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Centre Academy East Anglia a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Centre Academy East Anglia yet.
How good are Centre Academy East Anglia's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 8% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 10.7, against 46.8 for England.
How many pupils does Centre Academy East Anglia have?
103 pupils aged 7 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 110 places, so it is 94% full.
Does Centre Academy East Anglia have an entrance exam?
Yes. It is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test, usually sat in September of Year 6. Check the school's admissions page for the test dates and the pass mark.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Church Road, Brettenham, Ipswich, IP7 7QR
- Telephone
- 01449 736404
- Website
- www.centreacademy.net
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Gilbert
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 7-19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Ward
- North West Cosford
- Constituency
- South Suffolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 12 February 1981
- URN
- 124890 · LAESTAB 9356058 · UKPRN 10016187
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.