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Westbourne Academy

Marlow Road, Ipswich, IP1 5JN

Local ranking41st of 43 secondary schools in Suffolk
Ofsted: Inadequate

Secondary

Phase

1120

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues as Westbourne Academy (URN 152726). Its page carries this history forward.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 10 June 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Placed in a category of concern: Special measures.
Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour & attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Inadequate
Leadership & management
Inadequate

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
39.7 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
33.5% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
52.0% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
28.5% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
3.4 nat4.1
Cohort Size
200

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
85.0%
Continued in education
80.0%
Apprenticeships
2.0%
Employment
3.0%
Not sustained
9.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
1038
Boys
543 (52%)
Girls
495 (48%)
Capacity
1120 (93% full)
SEND
22.2%
FSM Eligible
39.1%
EAL
36.1%
SEN with EHC Plan
4.1%
SEN Support
18.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
17.4:1
Teachers (FTE)
59.5
Budget per Pupil
£7,766/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
13.0% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
35.6% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 50.4%
  • White Other: 16.2%
  • Other: 6.1%
  • Gypsy/Roma: 5.8%
  • Mixed Other: 4.2%
  • Black African: 3.9%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.5%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 3.3%

50.4%

White British

16.2%

White Other

6.1%

Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
139288
UKPRN
10040293
Establishment No.
4095
Trust
ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST

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