Ipswich Academy
Secondary school in Ipswich, Suffolk. Requires improvement (May 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 8 May 2024, report published 4 July 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around November 2026
The last inspection was in May 2024. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. That’s within the next six months.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 1.7 milesCopleston High School
School remains Good (Dec 2023)
- 1.8 milesStoke High School - Ormiston Academy
Report card, Jun 2026: 5 expected, 1 needs attention
- 2.4 milesSt Alban's Catholic High School
Standards maintained (Apr 2025)
- 2.6 milesChantry Academy
Good (Apr 2024)
- 2.9 milesNorthgate High School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Dec 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.