Ipswich Academy is a secondary school located in Ipswich. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 06/03/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.9%, which is 1.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Braziers Wood Road, Ipswich, IP3 0SP
Website: http://ipswichacademy.paradigmtrust.org
Telephone: 01473550040
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Abbie Thorrington
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136453

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 06/03/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1230
Number of Pupils: 908
Number of Boys: 436
Number of Girls: 472

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.15 Confidence interval -0.07 to 0.37
Of the 152 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 131 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:13%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:88%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:36%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:40.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.42
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Morland Church of England Primary School
Morland Road , IP3 0LH 		1out of 4 616 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Ravenswood Community Primary School
Ravenswood Avenue , IP3 9UA 		3out of 4 624 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy
Raeburn Road , IP3 0EW 		2out of 4 1,000 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm Academy
Nacton Road , IP3 9JL 		1out of 4 1,460 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Cliff Lane Primary School
Cliff Lane , IP3 0PJ 		2out of 4 2,076 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ipswich Academy
Braziers Wood Road , IP3 0SP 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Copleston High School
Copleston Road , IP4 5HD 		3out of 4 3,012 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy
Maidenhall Approach , IP2 8PL 		2out of 4 3,209 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sir Bobby Robson School
Lindbergh Road , IP3 9FA 		- not rated 879 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Alderwood Academy
Raeburn Road , IP3 0EW 		3out of 4 955 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
First Base Ipswich Academy
Raeburn Road , IP3 0EW 		4out of 4 1,001 yd Academy alternative provision converter Yes Mixed More About School
New Skill Centre
Wolsey House , 2-5 The Drift IP3 9QR 		- not rated 1,009 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
University of Suffolk
Waterfront Building , Neptune Quay IP4 1QJ 		- not rated 3,197 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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