Education in Ipswich
DistrictThe east of the East of England. 139,457 people in 40 square kilometres.
2 layers about education for Ipswich, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Schools by council
Worked out by Open Index · 2026
Ipswich had 55 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.
Number of schools
CouncilGreat Britain onlyIpswich had 55 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.
Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.
Schools
Exact pointGreat Britain onlyPublished as points, so there is no single figure for Ipswich. The map shows each one.
Schools in Ipswich
Ipswich has 55 open schools: 1 nursery, 32 primary, 8 secondary, 6 special, 1 sixth form and further education, 2 independent and 5 pupil referral and alternative provision.
- Outstanding
- 2
- Good
- 16
- Requires improvement
- 2
- Inadequate
- 0
20 of the 49 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between January 2020 and May 2024.
6 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.
9 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.
Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.
Schools rated Outstanding in Ipswich
2 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.
Highfield Nursery School (May 2024), St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich (March 2024).
Nursery (1)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highfield Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 2 to 5 | 102 | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 |
Primary (32)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Britannia Primary School and Nursery | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 637 | Good (overall), January 2023 |
| Castle Hill Infant School | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 7 | 251 | Standards maintained, December 2024 |
| Castle Hill Junior School | Academy sponsor led | 7 to 11 | 288 | Good (overall), March 2024 |
| Cliff Lane Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 446 | Good (overall), February 2024 |
| Clifford Community Primary School & Nursery | Community school | 3 to 11 | 404 | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade |
| Dale Hall Community Primary School | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 412 | School remains Good, December 2019 |
| Gusford Community Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 518 | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade |
| Halifax Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 409 | Standards maintained, March 2025 |
| Handford Hall Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 360 | Good (overall), January 2023 |
| Hillside Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 402 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met |
| Morland Church of England Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 358 | Good (overall), September 2022 |
| Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm Academy | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 400 | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade |
| Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 361 | Good (overall), February 2022 |
| Ranelagh Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 281 | Good (overall), May 2022 |
| Ravenswood Community Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 385 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Rose Hill Primary | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 259 | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade |
| Rushmere Hall Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 506 | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, January 2024 |
| Sidegate Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 649 | School remains Good, October 2022 |
| Springfield Infant School and Nursery | Academy converter | 3 to 7 | 287 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met |
| Springfield Junior School | Academy converter | 7 to 11 | 354 | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade |
| Sprites Primary Academy | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 406 | Good (overall), November 2022 |
| St Helen's Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 439 | School remains Good, July 2023 |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 212 | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, February 2024 |
| St Margaret's CEVAP School, Ipswich | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 413 | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2024 |
| St Mark's Catholic Primary School | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 202 | Good (overall), February 2023, before the school changed |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 210 | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 |
| St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 407 | Good (overall), October 2023 |
| St Pancras Catholic Primary School | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 153 | Good (overall), September 2023 |
| The Beeches Community Primary School | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 393 | School remains Good, December 2023 |
| The Oaks Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 449 | Standards maintained, October 2024 |
| The Willows Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 259 | Requires improvement (overall), February 2024 |
| Whitehouse Community Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 551 | Standards maintained, October 2024 |
Secondary (8)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chantry Academy | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 16 | 1,006 | Good (overall), April 2024 |
| Copleston High School | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,930 | School remains Good, December 2023 |
| Ipswich Academy | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 18 | 981 | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024 |
| Northgate High School | Community school | 11 to 18 | 1,750 | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade |
| Ormiston Endeavour Academy | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 16 | 793 | School remains Good, March 2022 |
| St Alban's Catholic High School | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 967 | Standards maintained, April 2025Good (overall), January 2020 |
| Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 16 | 811 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met |
| Westbourne Academy | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 989 | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade, special measures |
Special (6)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Skill Centre | Other independent special school | 11 to 19 | 70 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Redstone Hall School | Other independent special school | 7 to 16 | No outcome in Ofsted's file | |
| Sir Bobby Robson School | Free schools special | 8 to 16 | 60 | Good (overall), June 2023 |
| Stone Lodge Academy | Academy special sponsor led | 5 to 16 | 175 | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade, serious weaknesses |
| Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy | Academy special converter | 3 to 16 | 105 | Good (overall), November 2021 |
| Woodbridge Road Academy | Free schools special | 9 to 16 | 89 | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade |
Sixth form and further education (1)
| School | Type | Ages | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suffolk New College | Further education | 16 to 99 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
Independent (2)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich School | Other independent school | 0 to 18 | 966 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| St Joseph's College | Other independent school | 2 to 19 | 564 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
Pupil referral and alternative provision (5)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alderwood Academy | Academy alternative provision converter | 8 to 14 | 0 | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met |
| First Base Ipswich Academy | Academy alternative provision converter | 3 to 8 | 0 | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met |
| Parkside Academy | Academy alternative provision converter | 11 to 16 | 5 | Good (overall), January 2024 |
| St Christopher's Academy | Academy alternative provision converter | 7 to 16 | 0 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met |
| Westbridge Academy | Academy alternative provision converter | 14 to 16 | 0 | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, April 2024 |
Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.
Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.