Ixworth High School

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

SuffolkLocal Authority

Bury St Edmunds and StowmarketConstituency

IP31 2HSPostcode

3.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Ixworth High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Suffolk, East of England.

It currently serves 512 pupils. Ixworth High School is part of Sapientia Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 37%
EBacc average point score: 4

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

512

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

22%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 512
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Sapientia Education Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
19 May 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
13 Oct 2019	Good	Good	Good	Good	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.