Woodbridge School
Burkitt Road, Woodbridge, IP12 4JH
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headmaster
- Miss Shona Norman
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Suffolk Coastal
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 974
- Pupils on roll
- 710
- URN
- 124887
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01394615000
About this school
Woodbridge School is a Church of England independent school in Woodbridge. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 710 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Woodbridge School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Woodbridge School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1865, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 82 | 75 | 72 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.7 | 40.1 | 40.4 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Woodbridge School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Suffolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39.7 | 37.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.1 | 37.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 40.4 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 745 |
| 2023/24 | 761 |
| 2024/25 | 739 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 228
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Christopher's Academy5.3 miles
Academies · Ipswich
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Parkside Academy5.8 miles
Academies · Ipswich
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Woodbridge Road Academy6.4 miles
Free Schools · Ipswich
-
New Skill Centre6.4 miles
Special schools · Ipswich
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Sir Bobby Robson School6.5 miles
Free Schools · Ipswich
Other schools in Woodbridge
- Framlingham College Independent schools
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Laxfield Primary
- Bawdsey Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bealings School Primary
- Bedfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Charsfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dennington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Earl Soham Community Primary School Primary
- Easton Primary School Primary
- Eyke Church of England Primary School Primary
- Grundisburgh Primary School Primary
- Hollesley Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Woodbridge School teach?
- Woodbridge School teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is an independent school in Woodbridge.
- Who is the headmaster of Woodbridge School?
- The headmaster of Woodbridge School is Miss Shona Norman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Woodbridge School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Woodbridge School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Woodbridge School?
- Woodbridge School has 710 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Woodbridge School full?
- Woodbridge School has capacity for 974 pupils and 710 on roll (73%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Woodbridge School a faith school?
- Yes. Woodbridge School is designated Church of England.
- How have Woodbridge School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.7 in 2022/23 and 40.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Woodbridge School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodbridge School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.