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Kesgrave High School

Secondary school in Ipswich, Suffolk. Good (Dec 2022).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 6 December 2022, report published 2 February 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

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 December 2026

The last inspection was in December 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. 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 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

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  2. 2.3 milesCopleston High School

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  3. 2.7 milesNorthgate High School

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    No overall grade. Quality of education good (Dec 2024)

  4. 3.5 milesFarlingaye High School

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    Report card, May 2026: 2 strong, 4 expected, 1 needs attention

  5. 3.5 milesIpswich Academy

    Secondary, Ipswich, Suffolk

    Requires improvement (May 2024)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.