Ixworth High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Apr 23 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Unique reference
- 140047
- Address
- Walsham Road, IP31 2HS
- Website
- www.ixworthhighschool.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 547 (84% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 3.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.3%
- Persistent absence
- 23.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.1%
White British 87.2%
Other White 6.8%
Mixed 2.1%
Unclassified 1.8%
Indian 0.5%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 55%
Local authority average 27%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.9
Local authority average 42.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4
Local authority average 3.69
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 31 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 15 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 15 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
| English Language | GCSE | 98 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 94 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 16 |
| French | GCSE | 35 |
| Geography | GCSE | 62 |
Admissions
Ixworth High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 89
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 86
- 2nd preference
- 64
- 3rd preference
- 17
- From another Local Authority
- 16
Offers
- 1st preference
- 86
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 11
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 127 60 67 |
| Year 8 | 116 62 54 |
| Year 9 | 103 65 38 |
| Year 10 | 101 46 55 |
| Year 11 | 100 44 56 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 72.0% 86.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 47.0% 41.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 22.0% 39.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 4.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 3.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 3.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 2.5% 3.0% |