Secondary schools in Ipswich

There are 13 secondary schools in Ipswich (Suffolk), teaching 12,174 pupils. Of the 11 with a score, 1 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 5 do worse.

Best in England Primary schools in Ipswich All schools in Ipswich

Pupils from low-income families27%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools1 of 11scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards3inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)51 requires improvement or inadequate

Full or nearly full5 of 12schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size22.9one-teacher classes, January census

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Secondary schools (13)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	Northgate High SchoolCouncil · ages 11-18	1,750	20%	No overall grade 2024	75	68 to 81
2	Copleston High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18	1,930	20%	Good 2023	63	53 to 71
3	Kesgrave High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18	1,875	15%	Good 2022	62	52 to 70
4	St Alban's Catholic High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18	967	21%	Good 2020	50	40 to 60
5	Claydon High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16	765	23%	Report card 2025	43	33 to 53
6	Ormiston Endeavour AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	793	32%	Good 2022	42	31 to 53
7	Hadleigh High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16	712	23%	Not inspected	31	23 to 41
8	Chantry AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	1,006	39%	Good 2024	24	18 to 32
9	Holbrook AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	584	23%	Report card 2026	14	10 to 20
10	Stoke High School - Ormiston AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	811	42%	Report card 2026	11	8 to 16
11	Westbourne AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	989	39%	Report card 2026	7	5 to 10
12	Ipswich AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18	981	42%	Requires improvement 2024	5	3 to 7
	Learning Support, Southern Area Education OfficeMiscellaneous · ages 5-16	–	–	Not inspected	–

Secondary schools in nearby areas

Bury St Edmunds5 schools Lowestoft5 schools Woodbridge2 schools Stowmarket3 schools Sudbury3 schools Haverhill2 schools Bury St. Edmunds1 schools Beccles2 schools Eye2 schools Newmarket1 schools Felixstowe1 schools

About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.