What did Ofsted judge Ipswich Academy's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Ipswich Academy's overall effectiveness as Requires improvement at its inspection in May 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Ipswich Academy?

Ipswich Academy has 981 pupils on roll.

What ages does Ipswich Academy take?

Ipswich Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 18.

Where is Ipswich Academy located?

Ipswich Academy is located in Ipswich, IP3 0SP, Suffolk.

How do I apply to Ipswich Academy?

Ipswich Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into Ipswich Academy?

Distance did not decide places at Ipswich Academy for 2026-27 (Year 7): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How are Year 7 places decided at Ipswich Academy?

When Ipswich Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children and previously looked after children — Looked after children (children in care) and previously looked after children (children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, immediately following having been looked after, including those who appear [to the admission authority] to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted); 2. Siblings — Where the child has a sibling in the school or a sibling has already been offered a place at the school, and where the sibling will still be attending the school at the time of admission but not in a specialist unit or a specialist resource base for Hearing Impaired provision, a nursery or in the sixth form. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap in calendar days between the child’s date of birth and the date of birth of any sibling already attending the school, or who has been offered a place at the time of application; 3. Children ordinarily resident in the catchment area — Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area. Order of priority for catchment area applications: a. Children who live nearest to the academy, measured by straight line distance ('as the crow flies'), and 1 further criteria. The school offers 210 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If it is necessary to use a tie-breaker to distinguish between two or more applications, a distance criterion will be used. We will give priority to the applicants who live nearest to the school as measured by a straight line. In the unlikely event that two applicants competing for a single place at a school live the same distance from the school, the place will be offered to one applicant on the basis of lots drawn by someone independent of the school.

What is the largest ethnic background at Ipswich Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 62.1% of pupils at Ipswich Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Ipswich Academy: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2026-27 (Year 7), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How places are decided at Ipswich Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children and previously looked after children — Looked after children (children in care) and previously looked after children (children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, immediately following having been looked after, including those who appear [to the admission authority] to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted)
2Siblings — Where the child has a sibling in the school or a sibling has already been offered a place at the school, and where the sibling will still be attending the school at the time of admission but not in a specialist unit or a specialist resource base for Hearing Impaired provision, a nursery or in the sixth form. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap in calendar days between the child’s date of birth and the date of birth of any sibling already attending the school, or who has been offered a place at the time of application.
3Children ordinarily resident in the catchment area — Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area. Order of priority for catchment area applications: a. Children who live nearest to the academy, measured by straight line distance ('as the crow flies').
4Children outside the catchment area — Any remaining places will be offered to children who live outside the academy’s catchment area in the same priority order as set out in criterion 3 above (i.e. nearest distance first).

If two applications tie: If it is necessary to use a tie-breaker to distinguish between two or more applications, a distance criterion will be used. We will give priority to the applicants who live nearest to the school as measured by a straight line. In the unlikely event that two applicants competing for a single place at a school live the same distance from the school, the place will be offered to one applicant on the basis of lots drawn by someone independent of the school.

PAN of 210 applies to each year group from Year 7-11. Sixth form (Year 12 and Year 13) entry is suspended for the academic year 2027/28, so no oversubscription criteria are published for that point of entry.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Ipswich Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Ipswich Academy's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Ipswich Academy's overall effectiveness as Requires improvement at its inspection in May 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Ipswich Academy?: Ipswich Academy has 981 pupils on roll.
What ages does Ipswich Academy take?: Ipswich Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Ipswich Academy located?: Ipswich Academy is located in Ipswich, IP3 0SP, Suffolk.
How do I apply to Ipswich Academy?: Ipswich Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Ipswich Academy?: Distance did not decide places at Ipswich Academy for 2026-27 (Year 7): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Year 7 places decided at Ipswich Academy?: When Ipswich Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children and previously looked after children — Looked after children (children in care) and previously looked after children (children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, immediately following having been looked after, including those who appear [to the admission authority] to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted); 2. Siblings — Where the child has a sibling in the school or a sibling has already been offered a place at the school, and where the sibling will still be attending the school at the time of admission but not in a specialist unit or a specialist resource base for Hearing Impaired provision, a nursery or in the sixth form. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap in calendar days between the child’s date of birth and the date of birth of any sibling already attending the school, or who has been offered a place at the time of application; 3. Children ordinarily resident in the catchment area — Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area. Order of priority for catchment area applications: a. Children who live nearest to the academy, measured by straight line distance ('as the crow flies'), and 1 further criteria. The school offers 210 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If it is necessary to use a tie-breaker to distinguish between two or more applications, a distance criterion will be used. We will give priority to the applicants who live nearest to the school as measured by a straight line. In the unlikely event that two applicants competing for a single place at a school live the same distance from the school, the place will be offered to one applicant on the basis of lots drawn by someone independent of the school.
What is the largest ethnic background at Ipswich Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 62.1% of pupils at Ipswich Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2026-27 (Year 7), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How places are decided at Ipswich Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children and previously looked after children — Looked after children (children in care) and previously looked after children (children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, immediately following having been looked after, including those who appear [to the admission authority] to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted)
2Siblings — Where the child has a sibling in the school or a sibling has already been offered a place at the school, and where the sibling will still be attending the school at the time of admission but not in a specialist unit or a specialist resource base for Hearing Impaired provision, a nursery or in the sixth form. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap in calendar days between the child’s date of birth and the date of birth of any sibling already attending the school, or who has been offered a place at the time of application.
3Children ordinarily resident in the catchment area — Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area. Order of priority for catchment area applications: a. Children who live nearest to the academy, measured by straight line distance ('as the crow flies').
4Children outside the catchment area — Any remaining places will be offered to children who live outside the academy’s catchment area in the same priority order as set out in criterion 3 above (i.e. nearest distance first).

Ipswich Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Ipswich Academy's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Ipswich Academy's overall effectiveness as Requires improvement at its inspection in May 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Ipswich Academy?: Ipswich Academy has 981 pupils on roll.
What ages does Ipswich Academy take?: Ipswich Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Ipswich Academy located?: Ipswich Academy is located in Ipswich, IP3 0SP, Suffolk.
How do I apply to Ipswich Academy?: Ipswich Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Ipswich Academy?: Distance did not decide places at Ipswich Academy for 2026-27 (Year 7): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Year 7 places decided at Ipswich Academy?: When Ipswich Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children and previously looked after children — Looked after children (children in care) and previously looked after children (children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, immediately following having been looked after, including those who appear [to the admission authority] to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted); 2. Siblings — Where the child has a sibling in the school or a sibling has already been offered a place at the school, and where the sibling will still be attending the school at the time of admission but not in a specialist unit or a specialist resource base for Hearing Impaired provision, a nursery or in the sixth form. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap in calendar days between the child’s date of birth and the date of birth of any sibling already attending the school, or who has been offered a place at the time of application; 3. Children ordinarily resident in the catchment area — Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area. Order of priority for catchment area applications: a. Children who live nearest to the academy, measured by straight line distance ('as the crow flies'), and 1 further criteria. The school offers 210 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If it is necessary to use a tie-breaker to distinguish between two or more applications, a distance criterion will be used. We will give priority to the applicants who live nearest to the school as measured by a straight line. In the unlikely event that two applicants competing for a single place at a school live the same distance from the school, the place will be offered to one applicant on the basis of lots drawn by someone independent of the school.
What is the largest ethnic background at Ipswich Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 62.1% of pupils at Ipswich Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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