Intelligence snapshot
Demand
Places likely available
Capacity
82% — Moderately filled
Admissions
Non-selective intake
Sixth form
Available here
Quick takeaway
82% capacity.
Rated Requires Improvement by Ofsted (2024).
Key points for parents
Rated Requires Improvement by Ofsted in 2024
40% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, above the national average
School details
Published dataProfile
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Intake
- Mixed
Capacity
- Pupils
- 1,006
- Capacity
- 82%
- FSM
- 39.6%
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Governance
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Trust
- PARADIGM TRUST
- Head
- Mr Adam Wilding (Interim Principal)
Provisions
- Sixth form
- Yes
Inspection reports
Official linksNational standing
Requires Improvement is the 3rd highest Ofsted rating — grade 3 of 4.
School inspection: Requires Improvement
14 official reports linked on this page, including 13 earlier reports.
Previous reports
Full inspection: Good
March 2019 | Full Inspection
Monitoring visit
September 2018 | Monitoring Visit
Full inspection: Requires Improvement
October 2016 | Full Inspection
Monitoring visit
July 2016 | Monitoring Visit
Monitoring visit
January 2016 | Monitoring Visit
Monitoring visit
September 2015 | Monitoring Visit
Monitoring visit
April 2015 | Monitoring Visit
Full inspection: Inadequate
January 2015 | Full Inspection
Monitoring visit
November 2014 | Monitoring Visit
Monitoring visit
June 2014 | Monitoring Visit
Monitoring visit
December 2013 | Monitoring Visit
Full inspection: Inadequate
July 2013 | Full Inspection
Monitoring visit
May 2012 | Monitoring Visit
Location
Braziers Wood Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 0SP
Town setting
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