Northgate High School is a secondary school located in Ipswich. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 17/05/2012. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Sidegate Lane West, Ipswich, IP4 3DL
Website: http://www.northgate.suffolk.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01473210123
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Rowena Mackie
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 124840

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/05/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1777
Number of Pupils: 1762
Number of Boys: 842
Number of Girls: 920

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.2 Confidence interval 0.03 to 0.37
Of the 218 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 216 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:51%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:48%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:48.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.43
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedRushmere Hall Primary School
Lanark Road, IP4 3EJ 		606 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Sidegate Primary School
Sidegate Lane, IP4 4JD 		727 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich
Victory Road, IP4 4LE 		1,104 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich
Woodbridge Road, IP4 4EU 		1,377 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Clifford Road Primary School & Nursery
Clifford Road, IP4 1PJ 		2,049 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Northgate High School
Sidegate Lane West, IP4 3DL 		0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Alban's Catholic High School
Digby Road, IP4 3NJ 		1,776 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Copleston High School
Copleston Road, IP4 5HD 		2,333 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedSuffolk New College
Rope Walk, IP4 1LT 		2,403 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Christopher's Academy
St Christopher's Hall, Renfrew Road IP4 3HG 		755 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Parkside Academy
291 Spring Road, IP4 5ND 		1,583 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLearning Support, Southern Area Education Office
St Andrew House, County Hall IP4 1LJ 		2,321 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedIpswich School
Henley Road, IP1 3SG 		2,362 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Suffolk
Waterfront Building, Neptune Quay IP4 1QJ 		2,701 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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