Claydon High School
Church Lane, Claydon, Ipswich, IP6 0EG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- PENROSE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Ismay
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 675
- Pupils on roll
- 765
- URN
- 144214
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01473836110
About this school
Claydon High School is a secondary academy in Ipswich. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 765 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Claydon High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 146 | 156 | 154 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.6 | 44.1 | 45.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.07 -0.30 to +0.16 | -0.18 -0.41 to +0.04 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% | 33.3% | 41.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% | 62.2% | 66.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 20% | 25% | 27.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 3.8 | 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 Claydon High 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 | 45.6 | 37.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.1 | 37.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 774 |
| 2023/24 | 768 |
| 2024/25 | 771 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Claydon High School compares
Claydon High School ranked 16th of 43 secondary schools in Suffolk for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 57% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45 | 7.6% | 20.5% | 765 | — |
| Ormiston Endeavour Academy | 42.8 | 8.8% | 31.8% | 793 | 1.8 miles |
| Northgate High School | 50.6 | 8.4% | 18.9% | 1,750 | 3.6 miles |
| Chantry Academy | 33.9 | 8.1% | 38.4% | 1,006 | 4.3 miles |
| Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy | 34.3 | 11.3% | 40.6% | 811 | 4.6 miles |
| St Alban's Catholic High School | 46.9 | 8.1% | 21.6% | 967 | 4.7 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.49%
- English as an additional language
- 4.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.57%
- Persistent absence
- 19.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ormiston Endeavour Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Ipswich
-
Northgate High School3.6 miles
Secondary · Ipswich
-
Chantry Academy4.3 miles
Secondary · Ipswich
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Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy4.6 miles
Secondary · Ipswich
-
St Alban's Catholic High School4.7 miles
Secondary · Ipswich
Other schools in Ipswich
Claydon High School ranks 5th of the 12 ranked secondary schools in Ipswich.
- Chantry Academy 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 Claydon High School teach?
- Claydon High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Ipswich.
- Who is the headteacher of Claydon High School?
- The headteacher of Claydon High School is Mr Mark Ismay, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Claydon High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Claydon High School, 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 Claydon High School?
- Claydon High School has 765 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Claydon High School full?
- Claydon High School has capacity for 675 pupils and 765 on roll (113%), so it is at or above 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 Claydon High School a faith school?
- No. Claydon High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Claydon High School a selective school?
- No. Claydon High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Claydon High School part of an academy trust?
- Claydon High School is part of PENROSE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Claydon High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.6 in 2022/23 and 45 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Claydon High School compare with other schools in Suffolk?
- Claydon High School ranked 16th of 43 secondary schools in Suffolk for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 57% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Claydon High School's absence rate?
- Claydon High School's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Claydon High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Claydon High 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 10 July 2026.