Ipswich AcademyCopleston High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ipswich.
Summary of the comparison
Ipswich Academy and Copleston High School are secondary schools in Ipswich.
Ipswich Academy scores 38 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Copleston High School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Copleston High School is ahead on our composite score.
Ipswich Academy was judged Requires improvement and Copleston High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 37.6 for Ipswich Academy and 46.9 for Copleston High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Ipswich Academy (44.1 in 2021-22, 37.6 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Copleston High School (53.7 in 2021-22, 46.9 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | IpswichIpswich Academy | IpswichCopleston High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F38/100 | C64/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 40th of 43 in Suffolk | 6th of 43 in Suffolk Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,006 | 1,937 | |
| Capacity | 1,230 | 1,780 | |
| Location | Ipswich, IP3 0SP | Ipswich, IP4 5HD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 37.6 | 46.9 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 29.5% | 48.1% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 47.9% | 70.0% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 7.4% | 30.9% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.23 | 4.15 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 190 | 320 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 149 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 31.9 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 32.9 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 6.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,006 | 1,937 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 39.8% | 19.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 21.6% | 15.4% | |
| SEN support | 11.2% | 8.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.4% | 3.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.7% | 8.4% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 31.0% | 22.1% 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.
Ipswich Academy
Copleston High School
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