Woodbridge Road Academy
50 Russet Road, Ipswich, IP4 2EB
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 9 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- PARADIGM TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Naomi Shenton
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Paradigm Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Ipswich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 60
- Pupils on roll
- 89
- URN
- 149072
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01473353440
About this school
Woodbridge Road Academy is a special academy in Ipswich. It teaches children aged 9 to 16 and has 89 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Woodbridge Road 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | - | - | 17% |
| Expected standard in maths | - | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | - | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | 95.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | 86.0 |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 3 | 9 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 12.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 1.1 |
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 Road 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 32.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 16.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 16.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 19 |
| 2023/24 | 64 |
| 2024/25 | 75 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 50.67%
- English as an additional language
- 2.7%
- Overall absence
- 16.15%
- Persistent absence
- 38.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Learning Support, Southern Area Education Office0.5 miles
Other types · Ipswich
-
Parkside Academy0.7 miles
Academies · Ipswich
-
Redstone Hall School0.7 miles
Special schools · Ipswich
-
University of Suffolk0.7 miles
Universities · Ipswich
-
Ipswich School0.9 miles
Independent schools · 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
- New Skill Centre Special schools
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Woodbridge Road Academy teach?
- Woodbridge Road Academy teaches children aged 9 to 16. It is a special school in Ipswich.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodbridge Road Academy?
- The headteacher of Woodbridge Road Academy is Mrs Naomi Shenton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Woodbridge Road Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodbridge Road 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 Woodbridge Road Academy?
- Woodbridge Road Academy has 89 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 16.
- Is Woodbridge Road Academy full?
- Woodbridge Road Academy has capacity for 60 pupils and 89 on roll (148%), 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 Woodbridge Road Academy a faith school?
- No. Woodbridge Road Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Woodbridge Road Academy a selective school?
- No. Woodbridge Road Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Woodbridge Road Academy part of an academy trust?
- Woodbridge Road Academy is part of PARADIGM TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Woodbridge Road Academy have?
- The schools register lists Woodbridge Road Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Woodbridge Road Academy's absence rate?
- Woodbridge Road Academy's overall absence rate is 16.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodbridge Road Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodbridge Road 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 10 July 2026.