Schools in Ipswich[1]

Local authority district E07000202 · 53 open schools[2]

Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 85 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

most deprived 20%: 26 (31%)[4]
second 20%: 18 (21%)[4]
middle 20%: 13 (15%)[4]
fourth 20%: 14 (16%)[4]
least deprived 20%: 14 (16%)[4]

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

By kind of deprivation

The share of the district's neighbourhoods in each fifth of England's on each part of the index (the most deprived 20% are deciles 1 and 2, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of England's neighbourhoods):

Measure	Most deprived 20%	Second	Middle	Fourth	Least deprived 20%
Income	29%[4]	24%[4]	22%[4]	9%[4]	15%[4]
Employment	29%[4]	24%[4]	16%[4]	20%[4]	11%[4]
Education and skills	42%[4]	16%[4]	26%[4]	11%[4]	5%[4]
Health and disability	28%[4]	29%[4]	19%[4]	19%[4]	5%[4]
Crime	25%[4]	26%[4]	21%[4]	15%[4]	13%[4]
Housing and services	1%[4]	19%[4]	27%[4]	24%[4]	29%[4]
Living environment	18%[4]	16%[4]	19%[4]	19%[4]	28%[4]
Children in low-income families	27%[4]	27%[4]	21%[4]	12%[4]	13%[4]

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Income: People on low incomes: out of work, or in work on low pay, and receiving benefits or tax credits. Employment: Working-age people out of work through unemployment, sickness, disability or caring. Education and skills: Low attainment and skills: children's results and staying on in education, adults' qualifications and English. Health and disability: Risk of early death and of a poorer quality of life through ill health or disability. Crime: Risk of personal and material victimisation: recorded violence, burglary, theft and criminal damage. Housing and services: Barriers to housing and services: distance to a GP, school, shop and post office, and housing that is unaffordable, overcrowded or hard to get. Living environment: The quality of the local environment: housing in poor condition or without central heating, air quality and road accidents. Children in low-income families: Children aged 0–15 living in income-deprived families (the IDACI, part of the income measure).

Census 2021

Shares in the district's neighbourhoods together, on census day (21 March 2021):

Households that own their home: 55.4% of 59,513 households[5] (England: 61.3%[5])
Adults with a degree or similar: 26.2% of 111,842 residents aged 16 and over[6] (England: 33.9%[6])
Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: 9.4% of 111,834 residents aged 16 and over[7] (England: 13.2%[7])

Households that own their home: Households that own their home outright or with a mortgage or loan (shared ownership not included), of all households. Adults with a degree or similar: Residents aged 16 and over whose highest qualification is Level 4 or above (a degree, HND, NVQ level 4 or higher), of all residents aged 16 and over. Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: Residents aged 16 and over in higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (NS-SEC classes 1–3, by their current or most recent job), of all residents aged 16 and over.

Secondary schools (8)

School	Ages	Headline results
Chantry Academy	11–16[2]	A8 37 2025/26[8]
Copleston High School	11–18[2]	A8 48 2025/26[8] AL C+ 2024/25[9]
Ipswich Academy	11–18[2]	A8 40 2025/26[8]
Northgate High School	11–18[2]	A8 50 2025/26[8] AL C+ 2024/25[9]
Ormiston Endeavour Academy	11–16[2]	A8 40 2025/26[8]
St Alban's Catholic High School	11–18[2]	A8 45 2025/26[8] AL C 2024/25[9]
Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy	11–16[2]	A8 36 2025/26[8]
Westbourne Academy	11–16[2]	A8 38 2025/26[8]

Primary schools (32)

School	Ages	Headline results
Britannia Primary School and Nursery	4–11[2]	KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
Castle Hill Infant School	3–7[2]
Castle Hill Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 57% 2024/25[10]
Cliff Lane Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 74% 2024/25[10]
Clifford Community Primary School & Nursery	3–11[2]	KS2 57% 2024/25[10]
Dale Hall Community Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Gusford Community Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 55% 2024/25[10]
Halifax Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 72% 2024/25[10]
Handford Hall Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 62% 2024/25[10]
Hillside Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 53% 2024/25[10]
Morland Church of England Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 36% 2024/25[10]
Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 60% 2024/25[10]
Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 44% 2024/25[10]
Ranelagh Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 23% 2024/25[10]
Ravenswood Community Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
Rose Hill Primary	4–11[2]	KS2 59% 2024/25[10]
Rushmere Hall Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 59% 2024/25[10]
Sidegate Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 51% 2024/25[10]
Springfield Infant School and Nursery	3–7[2]
Springfield Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 49% 2024/25[10]
Sprites Primary Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 71% 2024/25[10]
St Helen's Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 53% 2024/25[10]
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich	4–11[2]	KS2 87% 2024/25[10]
St Margaret's CEVAP School, Ipswich	4–11[2]	KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
St Mark's Catholic Primary School	5–11[2]
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich	4–11[2]	KS2 75% 2024/25[10]
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich	4–11[2]	KS2 47% 2024/25[10]
St Pancras Catholic Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 72% 2024/25[10]
The Beeches Community Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 50% 2024/25[10]
The Oaks Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
The Willows Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 35% 2024/25[10]
Whitehouse Community Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 46% 2024/25[10]

Independent schools (2)

School	Ages	Headline results
Ipswich School	0–18[2]	AL B+ 2024/25[9]
St Joseph's College	2–19[2]	AL B- 2024/25[9]

Special schools and alternative provision (10)

School	Ages	Headline results
Alderwood Academy	8–14[2]
First Base Ipswich Academy	3–8[2]
New Skill Centre	11–19[2]
Parkside Academy	11–16[2]
Sir Bobby Robson School	8–16[2]
St Christopher's Academy	7–16[2]
Stone Lodge Academy	5–16[2]
Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy	3–16[2]
Westbridge Academy	14–16[2]
Woodbridge Road Academy	9–16[2]

Nursery schools (1)

School	Ages	Headline results
Highfield Nursery School	2–5[2]

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Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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