Hadleigh High SchoolChantry Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ipswich.
Summary of the comparison
Hadleigh High School and Chantry Academy are secondary schools in Ipswich.
Hadleigh High School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Chantry Academy scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Hadleigh High School is ahead on our composite score.
Hadleigh High School was judged Good and Chantry Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.6 for Hadleigh High School and 33.9 for Chantry Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Hadleigh High School (47.8 in 2021-22, 43.6 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Chantry Academy (37.4 in 2021-22, 33.9 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | IpswichHadleigh High School | IpswichChantry Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C56/100Stronger figure | D49/100 | |
| Local ranking | 22nd of 43 in Suffolk Stronger figure | 34th of 43 in Suffolk | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 731 | 984 | |
| Capacity | 870 | 1,020 | |
| Location | Ipswich, IP7 5HU | Ipswich, IP2 9LR | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 43.6 Stronger figure | 33.9 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 40.4% Stronger figure | 26.1% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63.5% Stronger figure | 44.9% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 25.6% Stronger figure | 10.8% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.79 Stronger figure | 2.77 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 156 | 176 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 731 | 984 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 22.7% | 38.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.2% | 12.2% | |
| SEN support | 17.9% | 15.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.6% | 6.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.6% | 8.1% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 25.5% | 18.9% 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
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.
Hadleigh High School
Chantry Academy
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