Ipswich schools and Ofsted
Every state school and nursery in Ipswich, 50 in all, with its latest Ofsted inspection. 86% were judged good or better at their last inspection. 6 have the new-style report cards, which grade each area of the school rather than giving one word.
Darker means a bigger share of schools judged good or better. Tap an area for its page.
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Latest inspections
Every school
| Alderwood AcademyIP3 0EW | Alternative provision | Gainsborough | Report card Jun 2026: Strong standard in 3, expected standard in 3 |
| Britannia Primary School and NurseryIP4 5HE | Primary | California | Good (2023) |
| Broke Hall Community Primary SchoolIP4 5XD | Primary | Broke Hall | Good (2023) |
| Castle Hill Infant SchoolIP1 6QD | Primary | Whitton | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Castle Hill Junior SchoolIP1 6QD | Primary | Whitton | Good (2024) |
| Chantry AcademyIP2 9LR | Secondary | Chantry | Good (2024) |
| Cliff Lane Primary SchoolIP3 0PJ | Primary | Greenwich | Good (2024) |
| Clifford Community Primary School & NurseryIP4 1PJ | Primary | California | Requires improvement in every area (2025) |
| Copleston High SchoolIP4 5HD | Secondary | California | School remains Good (2024) |
| Dale Hall Community Primary SchoolIP1 4LX | Primary | The Dales | School remains Good (2020) |
| First Base Ipswich AcademyIP3 0EW | Alternative provision | Gainsborough | Report card Jun 2026: Strong standard in 2, expected standard in 4 |
| Halifax Primary SchoolIP2 8PY | Primary | Maidenhall | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Handford Hall Primary SchoolIP1 2LQ | Primary | The Dales | Good (2023) |
| Highfield Nursery SchoolIP1 6DW | Nursery | Castle Hill | Outstanding (2024) |
| Hillside Primary SchoolIP2 8NU | Primary | Stoke | Report card Jul 2026: Expected standard in 5, needs attention in 2 |
| Ipswich AcademyIP3 0SP | Secondary | Gainsborough | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Morland Church of England Primary SchoolIP3 0LH | Primary | Gainsborough | Good (2022) |
| Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm AcademyIP3 9JL | Primary | Racecourse | Good in every area (2025) |
| Northgate High SchoolIP4 3DL | Secondary | Rushmere | Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025) |
| Ormiston Endeavour AcademyIP1 6SG | Secondary | Whitton | School remains Good (2022) |
| Parkside AcademyIP4 5ND | Alternative provision | California | Good (2024) |
| Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm AcademyIP3 0EW | Primary | Gainsborough | Good (2022) |
| Ranelagh Primary SchoolIP2 0AN | Primary | Chantry | Good (2022) |
| Ravenswood Community Primary SchoolIP3 9UA | Primary | Ravenswood | Not inspected since it opened in 2024 |
| Rose Hill PrimaryIP3 8DL | Primary | Racecourse | Good in every area (2025) |
| Rushmere Hall Primary SchoolIP4 3EJ | Primary | Rushmere | School remains Good (improving) (2024) |
| Sidegate Primary SchoolIP4 4JD | Primary | Rushmere | School remains Good (2022) |
| Sir Bobby Robson SchoolIP3 9FA | Special | Priory Heath | Good (2023) |
| Springfield Infant School and NurseryIP1 4PP | Primary | Westbourne | Report card Mar 2026: Expected standard in every area |
| Springfield Junior SchoolIP1 4DT | Primary | The Dales | Good in every area (2025) |
| Sprites Primary AcademyIP2 0SA | Primary | Belstead Hills | Good (2022) |
| St Alban's Catholic High SchoolIP4 3NJ | Secondary | Rushmere | Standards maintained (2025) |
| St Christopher's AcademyIP4 3HG | Alternative provision | Rushmere | Report card Sept 2026: Strong standard in 4, expected standard in 2 |
| St Helen's Primary SchoolIP4 2LT | Primary | Ipswich | School remains Good (2023) |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, IpswichIP4 4LE | Primary | Rushmere | School remains Good (improving) (2024) |
| St Margaret's CEVAP School, IpswichIP4 2BT | Primary | Ipswich | School remains Good (improving) (2024) |
| St Mark's Catholic Primary SchoolIP2 9HN | Primary | Chantry | Good (2023) |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, IpswichIP4 4EU | Primary | California | Outstanding (2024) |
| St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, IpswichIP1 2AX | Primary | Ipswich | Good (2023) |
| St Pancras Catholic Primary SchoolIP1 6EF | Primary | Castle Hill | Good (2023) |
| Stoke High School - Ormiston AcademyIP2 8PL | Secondary | Maidenhall | Report card Jul 2026: Expected standard in 5, needs attention in 1 |
| Stone Lodge AcademyIP2 9HW | Special | Chantry | Requires improvement in 1, inadequate in 3 (2025) |
| The Beeches Community Primary SchoolIP1 6ET | Primary | Whitehouse | School remains Good (2024) |
| The Oaks Primary SchoolIP2 0NR | Primary | Chantry | Standards maintained (2024) |
| The Willows Primary SchoolIP2 9ER | Primary | Stoke Park | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Thomas Wolsey Ormiston AcademyIP1 6SG | Special | Whitton | Good (2022) |
| Westbourne AcademyIP1 5JN | Secondary | Westbourne | Inadequate in every area (2025) |
| Westbridge AcademyIP1 2HE | Alternative provision | Ipswich | School remains Good (improving) (2024) |
| Whitehouse Community Primary SchoolIP1 5JN | Primary | Westbourne | Standards maintained (2024) |
| Woodbridge Road AcademyIP4 2EB | Special | California | Outstanding in 3, good in 1 (2025) |
How the new report cards work
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school (achievement, teaching, behaviour, personal development, inclusion, leadership) on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement. Safeguarding is met or not met. Across the 6 Ipswich report cards so far, the grades given were: expected standard 26 times, strong standard 9 times, needs attention 3 times.
Schools inspected before then have a single grade (outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate), or from September 2024 a grade for each area without an overall one. Short “ungraded” visits check a school is still at its last grade.
Where the figures come from
Ofsted publishes the latest inspection of every state-funded school each month, under the Open Government Licence. We keep those at IP postcodes and show here the ones in Ipswich. Independent schools and childminders aren’t included. Each school links to its full report on the Ofsted website.
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Questions people ask
How many schools in Ipswich are rated good or better?
86% of the 50 state schools and nurseries in Ipswich were judged good or better at their last Ofsted inspection.
What are Ofsted report cards?
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, instead of giving one overall word.
How many schools are there in Ipswich?
There are 50 state-funded schools and nurseries in Ipswich: 32 primary, 8 secondary, 5 alternative provision, 4 special, 1 nursery.