Chantry Academy
Mallard Way, Ipswich, IP2 9LR
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED
- Principal
- Mr Jeremy Rowe
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Active Learning Trust Limited
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Ipswich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,020
- Pupils on roll
- 1,006
- URN
- 138373
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01473687181
About this school
Chantry Academy is a secondary academy in Ipswich. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,006 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Chantry Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 172 | 176 | 176 |
| Attainment 8 score | 34.6 | 35.5 | 33.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.59 -0.80 to -0.37 | -0.51 -0.73 to -0.30 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 21% | 31.8% | 26.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 47% | 50.6% | 44.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 17% | 16.5% | 10.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
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 Chantry Academy 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 | 34.6 | 37.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 35.5 | 37.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 33.9 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 934 |
| 2023/24 | 950 |
| 2024/25 | 984 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chantry Academy compares
Chantry Academy ranked 41st of 43 secondary schools in Suffolk for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 25% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 33.9 | 8.1% | 38.4% | 1,006 | — |
| Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy | 34.3 | 11.3% | 40.6% | 811 | 0.8 miles |
| Ipswich Academy | 37.6 | 11.7% | 39.8% | 981 | 2.6 miles |
| Ormiston Endeavour Academy | 42.8 | 8.8% | 31.8% | 793 | 2.8 miles |
| Copleston High School | 46.9 | 8.5% | 19% | 1,930 | 2.8 miles |
| Northgate High School | 50.6 | 8.4% | 18.9% | 1,750 | 2.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.41%
- English as an additional language
- 12.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.05%
- Persistent absence
- 18.91%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Ipswich
-
Ipswich Academy2.6 miles
Secondary · Ipswich
-
Ormiston Endeavour Academy2.8 miles
Secondary · Ipswich
-
Copleston High School2.8 miles
Secondary · Ipswich
-
Northgate High School2.9 miles
Secondary · Ipswich
Other schools in Ipswich
Chantry Academy ranks 12th of the 12 ranked secondary schools in Ipswich.
- Claydon High School Secondary
- Copleston High School Secondary
- Hadleigh High School Secondary
- Holbrook Academy Secondary
- Ipswich Academy Secondary
- Kesgrave High School Secondary
- Northgate High School Secondary
- Ormiston Endeavour Academy Secondary
- St Alban's Catholic High School Secondary
- Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy Secondary
- Westbourne Academy Secondary
- Highfield Nursery School Nursery
Common questions
- What ages does Chantry Academy teach?
- Chantry Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Ipswich.
- Who is the principal of Chantry Academy?
- The principal of Chantry Academy is Mr Jeremy Rowe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chantry Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chantry Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Chantry Academy?
- Chantry Academy has 1,006 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Chantry Academy full?
- Chantry Academy has capacity for 1,020 pupils and 1,006 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Chantry Academy a faith school?
- No. Chantry Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Chantry Academy a selective school?
- No. Chantry Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Chantry Academy part of an academy trust?
- Chantry Academy is part of THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Chantry Academy have?
- The schools register lists Chantry Academy's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Chantry Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 34.6 in 2022/23 and 33.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chantry Academy compare with other schools in Suffolk?
- Chantry Academy ranked 41st of 43 secondary schools in Suffolk for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 25% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chantry Academy's absence rate?
- Chantry Academy's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chantry Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chantry Academy'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 1 July 2026.