Secondary schools in Ipswich
12 secondary schools in Ipswich, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Ipswich in figures
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 12 schools in Ipswich first 2,272 times for 2,287 places: 0.99 first choices per place, against 0.99 across the Suffolk authority's 43 schools. 5 of the 12 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 4 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.71 miles (Northgate High School) to 1.57 miles (Ormiston Endeavour Academy).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Chantry Academy
- Copleston High School
- Northgate High School
- St Alban's Catholic High School
- Hadleigh High School
- Claydon High School
- Kesgrave High School
- Ormiston Endeavour Academy
- Holbrook Academy
- Ipswich Academy
- Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy
- Westbourne Academy
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Browse by authority: Suffolk · compare schools side by side · the map. School data: DfE & Ofsted, Open Government Licence v3.0.