Thurston Community College
Ofsted: Good
Score
C57
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds, IP31 3PB
- Distance
- 5.6km away
Ixworth High School
Walsham Road, Ixworth, IP31 2HS
Local ranking33rd of 43 secondary schools in Suffolk
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
600
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 23 April 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 44.0 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 37.0% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 64.0% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 55.0% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 4.0 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 100
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 85.0%
- Continued in education
- 72.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 6.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 547
- Boys
- 277 (51%)
- Girls
- 270 (49%)
- Capacity
- 600 (91% full)
- SEND
- 26.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 22.9%
- EAL
- 3.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 8.0%
- SEN Support
- 18.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 30.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,268/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 28.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 88.8%
- White Other: 6.9%
- Mixed Other: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.6%
- Asian Indian: 0.6%
- Asian Other: 0.4%
- Black Other: 0.4%
88.8%
White British
6.9%
White Other
0.9%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Walsham Road
Ixworth, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 140047
- UKPRN
- 10046601
- Establishment No.
- 4035
- Trust
- SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST
Often compared with
Parents weighing up Ixworth High School usually look at the nearest secondary schools too. Put them side by side on results, inspection and intake.
- C57Thurston Community CollegeCompare side by side
Bury St Edmunds · 5.6km away
- C61Sybil Andrews AcademyCompare side by side
Bury St Edmunds · 8.5km away
- C65St Benedict's Catholic SchoolCompare side by side
Bury St Edmunds · 10.6km away
Schools like this
The nearest secondary schools to Ixworth High School
Sybil Andrews Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C61
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7QB
- Distance
- 8.5km away
St Benedict's Catholic School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C65
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RH
- Distance
- 10.6km away
Bury St Edmunds County High School
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C59
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RF
- Distance
- 10.7km away
King Edward VI CEVC School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C57
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3BH
- Distance
- 10.9km away
The Thetford Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C56
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Thetford, IP24 1LH
- Distance
- 15.1km away