Copleston High SchoolKesgrave High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ipswich.
Summary of the comparison
Copleston High School and Kesgrave High School are secondary schools in Ipswich.
Copleston High School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Kesgrave High School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Copleston High School is ahead on our composite score.
Copleston High School was judged Good and Kesgrave High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.9 for Copleston High School and 49.7 for Kesgrave High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Copleston High School (53.7 in 2021-22, 46.9 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Kesgrave High School (52.8 in 2021-22, 49.7 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | IpswichCopleston High School | IpswichKesgrave High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C64/100Stronger figure | C61/100 | |
| Local ranking | 6th of 43 in Suffolk Stronger figure | 8th of 43 in Suffolk | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,937 | 1,858 | |
| Capacity | 1,780 | 1,850 | |
| Location | Ipswich, IP4 5HD | Ipswich, IP5 2PB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 46.9 | 49.7 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 48.1% | 52.4% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70.0% | 72.0% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 30.9% Stronger figure | 9.8% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.15 Stronger figure | 4.09 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 320 | 307 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 149 | 137 | |
| A-level average points | 31.9 Stronger figure | 31.8 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 32.9 Stronger figure | 32.1 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 6.0% | 10.1% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,937 | 1,858 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 19.0% | 15.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 15.4% | 5.4% | |
| SEN support | 8.6% | 19.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.9% | 3.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.4% | 7.5% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 22.1% | 19.3% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Copleston High School
Kesgrave High School
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