St Alban's Catholic 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 requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 20/09/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4%, the same as UK average.

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Digby Road, Ipswich

School Information

Address: Digby Road, Ipswich, IP4 3NJ
Website: http://www.st-albans.suffolk.sch.uk
Telephone: 01473726178
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Headteacher Matt Baker
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137849

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/09/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1020
Number of Pupils: 922
Number of Boys: 457
Number of Girls: 465

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.22 Confidence interval -0.42 to -0.02
Of the 165 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 157 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:22%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:44%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:48.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.08
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich
Victory Road , IP4 4LE 		3out of 4 1,167 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Rushmere Hall Primary School
Lanark Road , IP4 3EJ 		- not rated 1,267 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Britannia Primary School and Nursery
Britannia Road , IP4 5HE 		3out of 4 1,338 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Sidegate Primary School
Sidegate Lane , IP4 4JD 		3out of 4 1,481 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Broke Hall Community Primary School
Chatsworth Drive , IP4 5XD 		3out of 4 1,534 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Alban's Catholic High School
Digby Road , IP4 3NJ 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Copleston High School
Copleston Road , IP4 5HD 		3out of 4 1,140 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Northgate High School
Sidegate Lane West , IP4 3DL 		3out of 4 1,776 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Suffolk New College
Rope Walk , IP4 1LT 		- not rated 2,821 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Parkside Academy
291 Spring Road , IP4 5ND 		3out of 4 1,062 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Christopher's Academy
St Christopher's Hall , Renfrew Road IP4 3HG 		3out of 4 1,262 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Learning Support, Southern Area Education Office
St Andrew House , County Hall IP4 1LJ 		- not rated 2,901 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
University of Suffolk
Waterfront Building , Neptune Quay IP4 1QJ 		- not rated 3,024 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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