Westbourne AcademyClaydon High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ipswich.
Summary of the comparison
Westbourne Academy and Claydon High School are secondary schools in Ipswich.
Westbourne Academy scores 34 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Claydon High School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Claydon High School is ahead on our composite score.
Westbourne Academy was judged in need of urgent improvement and Claydon High School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 39.7 for Westbourne Academy and 45.0 for Claydon High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Westbourne Academy (45.3 in 2021-22, 39.7 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Claydon High School (50.0 in 2021-22, 45.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | IpswichWestbourne Academy | IpswichClaydon High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F34/100 | C58/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 41st of 43 in Suffolk | 15th of 43 in Suffolk Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Inadequate | Ofsted: ExpectedStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,038 | 771 | |
| Capacity | 1,120 | 675 | |
| Location | Ipswich, IP1 5JN | Ipswich, IP6 0EG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 39.7 | 45.0 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 33.5% | 41.6% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 52.0% | 66.2% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 28.5% Stronger figure | 27.9% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.38 | 3.97 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 200 | 154 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,038 | 771 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 39.1% | 20.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 36.1% | 4.2% | |
| SEN support | 18.0% | 12.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.1% | 5.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 13.0% | 7.6% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 35.6% | 19.0% 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.
Westbourne Academy
Claydon High School
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