Ipswich Academy
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Score
F39
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Ipswich, IP3 0SP
- Distance
- 5.0km away
Holbrook Academy
Ipswich Road, Holbrook, Ipswich, IP9 2QX
Local ranking38th of 43 secondary schools in Suffolk
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
600
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 23 June 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Needs attention
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 40.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 37.9% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 59.5% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 116
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Continued in education
- 89.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 593
- Boys
- 301 (52%)
- Girls
- 283 (48%)
- Capacity
- 600 (97% full)
- SEND
- 20.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 23.6%
- EAL
- 8.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.2%
- SEN Support
- 15.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 33.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £4,961/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 26.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 78.2%
- White Other: 9.2%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.2%
- Mixed Other: 3.0%
- Other: 1.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.7%
- Asian Indian: 0.7%
78.2%
White British
9.2%
White Other
3.2%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Ipswich Road
Ipswich, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 137208
- UKPRN
- 10034130
- Establishment No.
- 4098
- Trust
- EAST ANGLIAN SCHOOLS TRUST LTD
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