Ixworth High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 17 2019 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.ixworthschool.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 528 (79% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.1%
- Girls
- 47.9%
- First language not English
- 3.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.7%
- Persistent absence
- 26.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.7%
White British 85.4%
Other White 7%
Mixed 2.7%
Unclassified 2.3%
Indian 0.6%
Other Black 0.6%
Other Asian 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
African 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.34
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.1
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 43%
Local authority average 28%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.5
Local authority average 43.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.71
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 16 |
| Ancient History | GCSE | 11 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 14 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 7 |
| Biology | GCSE | 12 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 13 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 4 |
| English Language | GCSE | 68 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 66 |
| French | GCSE | 23 |
Admissions
Set Ixworth School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 132
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 129
- 2nd preference
- 73
- 3rd preference
- 21
- From another Local Authority
- 27
Offers
- 1st preference
- 127
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 15
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 136 70 66 |
| Year 8 | 112 67 45 |
| Year 9 | 114 52 62 |
| Year 10 | 105 47 58 |
| Year 11 | 61 39 22 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 86.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 58.0% 38.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 17.0% 41.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 4.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 4.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 5.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.7% 1.0% |