Northgate High SchoolOrmiston Endeavour Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ipswich.
Summary of the comparison
Northgate High School and Ormiston Endeavour Academy are secondary schools in Ipswich.
Northgate High School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Ormiston Endeavour Academy scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Northgate High School is ahead on our composite score.
Northgate High School was judged the expected standard and Ormiston Endeavour Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.5 for Northgate High School and 40.4 for Ormiston Endeavour Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Northgate High School (50.7 in 2021-22, 49.5 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Ormiston Endeavour Academy (42.7 in 2021-22, 40.4 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | IpswichNorthgate High School | IpswichOrmiston Endeavour Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C64/100Stronger figure | D54/100 | |
| Local ranking | 4th of 43 in Suffolk Stronger figure | 24th of 43 in Suffolk | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,750 | 793 | |
| Capacity | 1,777 | 900 | |
| Location | Ipswich, IP4 3DL | Ipswich, IP1 6SG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 49.5 Stronger figure | 40.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 50.8% Stronger figure | 29.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71.4% Stronger figure | 51.8% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 252 | 112 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 202 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 31.9 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 31.5 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 13.7% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,709 | 739 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 18.9% | 31.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 17.1% | 17.7% | |
| SEN support | 11.9% | 18.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.4% | 2.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.4% Stronger figure | 8.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 22.9% Stronger figure | 25.1% | 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.
Northgate High School
Ormiston Endeavour Academy
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