Best Secondary Schools in Ipswich
We checked all 17 secondary schools in Ipswich, Suffolk, and list every one: 12 ranked, then 5 without a rank.
- Schools checked
- 17
- Ranked
- 12
- Without a rank
- 5
Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Ipswich. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.
Ipswich also has 63 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Suffolk. Suffolk also has rankings for Bury St Edmunds, Lowestoft and all of Suffolk.
Ranked secondary schools in Ipswich
Rank 1
Northgate High School
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding- Attainment 8
- 50.6
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 55.2%
Rank 2
Kesgrave High School
Ofsted: Good- Attainment 8
- 49.7
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 52.4%
Rank 3
Copleston High School
Ofsted: Good- Attainment 8
- 46.9
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 48.1%
Rank 4
St Alban's Catholic High School
Ofsted: Good- Attainment 8
- 46.9
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 41.6%
Rank 5
Claydon High School
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard- Attainment 8
- 45.0
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 41.6%
Rank 6
Hadleigh High School
Ofsted: Good- Attainment 8
- 43.6
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 40.4%
Rank 7
Ormiston Endeavour Academy
Ofsted: Good- Attainment 8
- 42.8
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 34.2%
Rank 8
Holbrook Academy
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard- Attainment 8
- 41.2
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 34.2%
Rank 9
Chantry Academy
Ofsted: Good- Attainment 8
- 33.9
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 26.1%
Rank 10
Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard- Attainment 8
- 34.3
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 21.5%
Rank 11
Ipswich Academy
Ofsted: Requires improvement- Attainment 8
- 37.6
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 29.5%
Rank 12
Westbourne Academy
Ofsted judgements: Inadequate- Attainment 8
- 39.7
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 33.5%
Secondary schools in Ipswich without a rank
Ipswich High School
No Ofsted inspection- Attainment 8
- 48.6
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 0%
Ipswich School
No Ofsted inspection- Attainment 8
- 68.1
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 91.5%
Orwell Park School
No Ofsted inspectionRoyal Hospital School
No Ofsted inspection- Attainment 8
- 50.9
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 1.1%
St Joseph's College
No Ofsted inspection- Attainment 8
- 54.7
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 65.9%