Ipswich Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement May 8 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Unique reference
- 136453
- Address
- Braziers Wood Road, IP3 0SP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1044 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.6%
- Girls
- 51.4%
- First language not English
- 19.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37.5%
- Persistent absence
- 29.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.5%
White British 67.6%
Other White 10.1%
Mixed 7.6%
Bangladeshi 4.2%
African 3.4%
Other 1.8%
Indian 1.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
Caribbean 0.9%
Other Asian 0.8%
Unclassified 0.7%
Other Black 0.5%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.44
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.1
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 18%
Local authority average 28%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 30%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 34.7
Local authority average 43.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.02
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 9 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 28 |
| Biology | GCSE | 15 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 14 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
| English Language | GCSE | 149 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 148 |
| French | GCSE | 27 |
| Geography | GCSE | 86 |
Admissions
Ipswich Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 205
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 159
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 23
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 159
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 209 97 112 |
| Year 8 | 203 104 99 |
| Year 9 | 207 101 106 |
| Year 10 | 187 87 100 |
| Year 11 | 238 118 120 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 86.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 48.0% 38.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 31.0% 41.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 4.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 4.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 5.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.7% 1.0% |