Ipswich Academy

State-Funded School

ipswich-academy-suffolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

SuffolkLocal Authority

IpswichConstituency

IP3 0SPPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Ipswich Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Suffolk, East of England.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 981 pupils. Ipswich Academy is part of PARADIGM TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 37.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 29.5%
EBacc average point score: 3.23

Ethnicity

White

75%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

981

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

41%

England average

27%

First language not English

23%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 981
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: PARADIGM TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
4 Jul 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
27 Mar 2019	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.