Schools in Ipswich

About schools in Ipswich

Most of the 99 schools listed in Ipswich are primary schools. Its twelve secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at two sixth forms and colleges.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

56%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 58 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

42.3

average Attainment 8 score, across the 17 schools with published results

Nursery schools1

• Highfield Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 5

Primary schools62

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5 to 11

• Bildeston Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Birchwood Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Bosmere Community Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  30%

  expected standard
• Bramford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  54%

  expected standard
• Britannia Primary School and Nursery

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Broke Hall Community Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  74%

  expected standard
• Bucklesham Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Castle Hill Infant School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 7

• Castle Hill Junior School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 7 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Cedarwood Primary School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Chelmondiston Church of England Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• Claydon Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Cliff Lane Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  74%

  expected standard
• Clifford Road Primary School & Nursery

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Copdock Primary School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Creeting St Mary Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

• Dale Hall Community Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Elmsett Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  38%

  expected standard
• Gorseland Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Gusford Community Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  55%

  expected standard
• Halifax Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• Handford Hall Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  62%

  expected standard
• Heath Primary School, Kesgrave

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  58%

  expected standard
• Henley Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Hillside Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• Hintlesham and Chattisham Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Holbrook Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Kersey Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

• Morland Church of England Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  36%

  expected standard
• Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• Nacton Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• Otley Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  33%

  expected standard
• Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  44%

  expected standard
• Ranelagh Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  23%

  expected standard
• Ravenswood Community Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Rose Hill Primary

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  59%

  expected standard
• Rushmere Hall Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  59%

  expected standard
• Shotley Community Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  9%

  expected standard
• Sidegate Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  51%

  expected standard
• Somersham Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  56%

  expected standard
• Springfield Infant School and Nursery

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 7

• Springfield Junior School

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  49%

  expected standard
• Sprites Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• Sproughton Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  87%

  expected standard
• St Helen's Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  87%

  expected standard
• St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• St Mark's Catholic Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

• St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hadleigh

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  46%

  expected standard
• St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  47%

  expected standard
• St Pancras Catholic Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• Stutton Church of England Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Tattingstone Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  43%

  expected standard
• The Beeches Community Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• The Oaks Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• The Willows Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  35%

  expected standard
• Whatfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5 to 11

• Whitehouse Community Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  46%

  expected standard
• Witnesham Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  55%

  expected standard

Secondary schools12

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Chantry Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  33.9

  Attainment 8
• Claydon High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  45.0

  Attainment 8
• Copleston High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  46.9

  Attainment 8
• Hadleigh High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  43.6

  Attainment 8
• Holbrook Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  41.2

  Attainment 8
• Ipswich Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 18

  37.6

  Attainment 8
• Kesgrave High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  49.7

  Attainment 8
• Northgate High School

  Community school · Ages 11 to 18

  50.6

  Attainment 8
• Ormiston Endeavour Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  42.8

  Attainment 8
• St Alban's Catholic High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  46.9

  Attainment 8
• Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  34.3

  Attainment 8
• Westbourne Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16 · Due to close

  39.7

  Attainment 8

Sixth forms and colleges2

• One Sixth Form College

  Academy 16-19 converter · Ages 16 to 19

• Suffolk New College

  Further education · Ages 16 to 99

Special schools and alternative provision14

• Acorn Cottage The Lodge

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 16 · Girls

• Alderwood Academy

  Academy alternative provision converter · Ages 8 to 14

• Centre Academy East Anglia

  Other independent special school · Ages 7 to 19

• First Base Ipswich Academy

  Academy alternative provision converter · Ages 3 to 8

• New Skill Centre

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 19

• Parkside Academy

  Academy alternative provision converter · Ages 11 to 16

• Redstone Hall School

  Other independent special school · Ages 7 to 16

• Sir Bobby Robson School

  Free schools special · Ages 8 to 16

• St Christopher's Academy

  Academy alternative provision converter · Ages 7 to 16

• Stone Lodge Academy

  Academy special sponsor led · Ages 5 to 16

• The Bridge School

  Academy special sponsor led · Ages 4 to 19

• Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy

  Academy special converter · Ages 3 to 16

• Westbridge Academy

  Academy alternative provision converter · Ages 14 to 16

• Woodbridge Road Academy

  Free schools special · Ages 9 to 16

Independent schools5

• Ipswich School

  Other independent school · Ages 0 to 18

• Old Buckenham Hall School

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 13

• Orwell Park School

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 14

• Royal Hospital School

  Other independent school · Ages 11 to 18

• St Joseph's College

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 19

Other establishments3

• Belstead House Adult Education Centre

  Miscellaneous · Ages 16 to 99

• Learning Support, Southern Area Education Office

  Miscellaneous · Ages 5 to 16

• University of Suffolk

  Higher education institutions

Common questions about schools in Ipswich

How many schools are in Ipswich?

OfferDay lists 99 schools in Ipswich, including 62 primary schools and 14 special and alternative provision schools.

Who inspects schools in Ipswich?

Every school in Ipswich is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Ipswich?

OfferDay ranks schools in Ipswich where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.