Secondary school

Ipswich Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Suffolk
  • IP3 0SP
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected May 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,868 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 88%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 86%86%2016/17: top 79%2017/18: top 80%2018/19: top 78%2021/22: top 72%72% · 2021/222022/23: top 94%2023/24: top 92%2024/25: top 88%No exams

Against East of England

Attainment 837.6 · East of England 45.91/10 Well below East of England−17.7 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths29.5% · East of England 44.9%2/10 Well below East of England−33.3 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.23 · East of England 4.012/10 Well below East of England−15.3 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.54 · East of England −0.022/10 Well below East of England−49.8 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry · 2016/174.23 · East of England 29.41Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2016/17 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 43.8 · 153 pupils · East of England 50.52016/17: 40.8 · 106 pupils · East of England 46.22017/18: 40.2 · 113 pupils · East of England 46.32018/19: 40.7 · 152 pupils · East of England 46.32021/22: 44.1 · 166 pupils · East of England 48.82022/23: 34.7 · 155 pupils · East of England 46.22023/24: 35.7 · 237 pupils · East of England 45.62024/25: 37.6 · 190 pupils · East of England 45.8544.134.7No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 36% · 106 pupils · East of England 41%2017/18: 32% · 113 pupils · East of England 41%2018/19: 36% · 152 pupils · East of England 40%2021/22: 48% · 166 pupils · East of England 49%2022/23: 30% · 155 pupils · East of England 43%2023/24: 28.7% · 237 pupils · East of England 43.9%2024/25: 29.5% · 190 pupils · East of England 44.9%48%28.7%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 12.63 · 22 pupils · East of England 29.022016/17: 4.23 · 13 pupils · East of England 29.4112.634.23No exams

Not published 2017/18, 2018/19, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
137 of 137 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st137137
2nd2614
3rd197

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2015–2024

  1. 2015Inadequate
  2. 2015Ungraded visit
  3. 2016Ungraded visit
  4. 2016Ungraded visit
  5. 2016Requires improvement
  6. 2018Ungraded visit
  7. 2019Good
  8. 2024Requires improvement

1 strong areas

  • Personal development

3 weak areas

  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026981
Free school meals (past 6 years)39.8%
First language not English21.6%
SEN support11.2%
EHC plan3.4%
Absence (sessions missed)11.7%
Persistently absent pupils31.0%

Girls 51.8%Boys 48.2%

79.8% full · 1,230 places · 2 in sixth form (2016/17)

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 106 responses (10.2% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school55.7% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school48.1% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved35.9% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 45.3% not applicable27.6% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year65.1% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 11.3% not applicable34% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed20% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child64.2% agree
  • My child does well at this school63.2% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing58.5% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school72.6% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school73.6% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development42.5% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent39.6% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.3
Pupils per adult11.5
  • Classroom teachers 51.4
  • Leadership 5.4
  • Teaching assistants 20.8
  • Other support 15.5

Teachers 56.8 FTE · Whole workforce 93.1 · 101 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,966
Spend per pupil£8,147
Staff spend per pupil£6,084
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£824,000in-year balance

Grants £8,754 · self-generated £184 · premises £544 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: PARADIGM TRUST (7 academies) · trust reserve £2,888,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

237 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained87.8%
  • Education84%
  • Apprenticeship2.1%
  • Employment1.7%
  • Not sustained8%
  • Unknown4.2%