New Skill Centre
Wolsey House, 2-5 The Drift, Ipswich, IP3 9QR
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Winston
- Constituency
- Ipswich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 90
- Pupils on roll
- 70
- URN
- 146332
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01473290276
About this school
New Skill Centre is an independent special school in Ipswich. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 70 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected New Skill Centre under its current framework. 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
New Skill Centre has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in April 2019, 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 | 15 | 16 | 9 |
| Attainment 8 score | 8.3 | 6.2 | 10.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 13% | 6.3% | 11.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
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 New Skill Centre 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 | 8.3 | 37.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 6.2 | 37.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 10.9 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45 |
| 2023/24 | 59 |
| 2024/25 | 60 |
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
- 70
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
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Sir Bobby Robson School0.3 miles
Free Schools · Ipswich
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Alderwood Academy0.9 miles
Academies · Ipswich
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First Base Ipswich Academy0.9 miles
Academies · Ipswich
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Parkside Academy1.8 miles
Academies · Ipswich
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University of Suffolk1.9 miles
Universities · Ipswich
Other schools in Ipswich
- Acorn Cottage The Lodge Special schools
- Alderwood Academy Academies
- Centre Academy East Anglia Special schools
- First Base Ipswich Academy Academies
- Parkside Academy Academies
- Redstone Hall School Special schools
- Sir Bobby Robson School Free Schools
- St Christopher's Academy Academies
- Stone Lodge Academy Academies
- The Bridge School Academies
- Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy Academies
- Westbridge Academy Academies
Common questions
- What ages does New Skill Centre teach?
- New Skill Centre teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Ipswich.
- Who is the headteacher of New Skill Centre?
- The headteacher of New Skill Centre is Mr Mark Winston, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has New Skill Centre been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected New Skill Centre 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 many pupils are at New Skill Centre?
- New Skill Centre has 70 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is New Skill Centre full?
- New Skill Centre has capacity for 90 pupils and 70 on roll (78%), 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 New Skill Centre a faith school?
- No. New Skill Centre has no designated religious character.
- How have New Skill Centre's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 8.3 in 2022/23 and 10.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are New Skill Centre's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, New Skill Centre'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.