Westbourne Academy
Secondary school in Ipswich, Suffolk. No overall grade. Quality of education inadequate (Jun 2025). Special measures.
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 10 June 2025, report published 21 July 2025, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Special measures. Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern.
No overall grade. From September 2024 Ofsted stopped giving one, but still graded each area.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Inadequate |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| 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 June 2029
The last inspection was in June 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
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 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 1.1 milesOrmiston Endeavour Academy
School remains Good (Mar 2022)
- 2.0 milesChantry Academy
Good (Apr 2024)
- 2.2 milesClaydon High School
Report card, Dec 2025: 1 strong, 5 expected
- 2.4 milesStoke High School - Ormiston Academy
Report card, Jun 2026: 5 expected, 1 needs attention
- 2.5 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.