Overall Oxbridge
#1,085
11 ranked schools · -171 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
89
Offers
14
Offer rate15.7%
-6.7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Ipswich
Where the River Orwell curves through Suffolk into its tidal estuary, Ipswich has served as the county town since the Saxon period, when the settlement was first recorded as Gippeswic and is thought to be one of England's oldest continuously inhabited towns. Around 151,000 people live here today, making it the largest town in Suffolk and the principal population centre of East Anglia beyond Peterborough and Norwich. The Ipswich Waterfront, a regenerated Victorian dock on a meander of the Orwell, anchors restaurants, apartments, and a working marina at the town's southern edge.
Chantry, to the southwest, draws families competing for primary places, while Holbrook has long been one of the most school-competitive pockets in the area. Castle Hill and Martlesham Heath form the main residential belt to the northeast, with Woolverstone stretching south along the river. Greater Anglia trains reach Norwich in under an hour.
63
Primary
schools
13
Secondary
schools
4
All-through
schools
2
Post-16
colleges
9
Special
schools
6
Other
schools
of which12sixth forms·23faith·1nurseries98 total
Area Performance
Ipswich schools rank in the top 57% of England
Across 90 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.23/10, -0.18 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
12% Elite
Distribution across all Ipswich schools
EliteExcellentGoodDevelopingRebuilding
Ipswich vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 57%
Across all ranked Ipswich schools
Top 60%Primaryavg #9,004 of 14,978
Top 54%Secondaryavg #2,104 of 3,861
Top 41%Sixth formavg #1,042 of 2,554
Primary schools: 61 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.08 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#9,004
-10 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 60% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
58%
-4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
6%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.08 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#9,004
-10 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 60% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
58%
-4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
6%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 17 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.9/10
-0.46 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,104
-4 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 54% of 3,861
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
49%
-7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
45.3
+6.2 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.9/10
-0.46 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,104
-4 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 54% of 3,861
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
49%
-7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
45.3
+6.2 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 12 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.5/10
-0.24 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,042
+9 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 41% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
29%
+4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
55%
+4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.5/10
-0.24 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,042
+9 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 41% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
29%
+4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
55%
+4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#287
5 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
28
Offers
0
Offer rate0.0%
-15.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#1,050
11 ranked schools · -277 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
61
Offers
14
Offer rate22.9%
-6.5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
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Top 3 Secondary Schools
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Ipswich
Top 3 Sixth Forms
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Ipswich
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