Northgate High School

State-Funded School

northgate-high-school-suffolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

SuffolkLocal Authority

IpswichConstituency

IP4 3DLPostcode

7.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

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

It currently serves 1,750 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 50.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 55.2%
EBacc average point score: 4.3

Ethnicity

White

70%

Asian

10%

Black

Mixed

10%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,750

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

England average

27%

First language not English

18%

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: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,750
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
21 Jan 2025	Good	Good	Good	Outstanding	Not judged
11 Jun 2012	Good	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.