Academy converter · Suffolk

Holbrook Academy

11–16Ages
584Pupils
SecondaryPhase
137208URN

Ipswich Road, Holbrook, Ipswich, IP9 2QX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Suffolk median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Suffolk

143 applications for 83 places · 14th of 41 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.1of 90

Suffolk 43.6 England 46.0

31st of 43 in Suffolk

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 23 June 2026Published 12 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

23 June 2026
Report card · 3 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention
27 June 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Year 7

close to Suffolk median (1.6) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

143 applications · 83 places offered · 69 named it first

2026 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.6
2025 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.6
2024 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.6
2023 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.6
2022 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.6
2021 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.6
2020 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.4
2019 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.5
2018 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.5
2017 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.5
2016 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.5
2015 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.5
2014 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.5

This school
Suffolk median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	83	143	1.7	69	0.83
Sep 2025	108	151	1.4	94	0.87
Sep 2024	116	175	1.5	113	0.97
Sep 2023	101	170	1.7	94	0.93
Sep 2022	114	189	1.7	116	1.02
Sep 2021	118	214	1.8	101	0.86
Sep 2020	117	200	1.7	103	0.88
Sep 2019	116	209	1.8	128	1.10
Sep 2018	119	216	1.8	119	1.00
Sep 2017	106	164	1.6	102	0.96
Sep 2016	94	143	1.5	87	0.93
Sep 2015	86	110	1.3	79	0.92
Sep 2014	68	110	1.6	65	0.96

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

116 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.131st of 43 in Suffolk

Suffolk 43.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths38%24th of 43 in Suffolk

Suffolk 40% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths60%

Suffolk 62% England 66%

This school
Suffolk median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.61

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	116	40.1	38%	60%	–
2024/25	117	41.2	34%	60%	–
2023/24	116	38.4	32%	50%	−0.61
2022/23	116	43.3	35%	66%	−0.28

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Holbrook AcademyThis school
This school

2026

1.7applications per place 40.1Attainment 8
Ipswich Academy
5.0 km · Suffolk

Requires improvement2024

0.9applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy
6.1 km · Suffolk

2026

1.2applications per place 36.0Attainment 8
Chantry Academy
6.5 km · Suffolk

Good2024

1.6applications per place 36.7Attainment 8
Copleston High School
7.7 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 48.3Attainment 8
St Alban's Catholic High School
8.8 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
Manningtree High School
8.8 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
East Bergholt High School
9.0 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 49.8Attainment 8
Northgate High School
9.4 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.2applications per place 49.5Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137208 · 935/4098
Trust: East Anglian Schools Trust Ltd
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 600 pupils · 584 on roll
Free school meals: 22.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2011
Replaced: Holbrook High School (URN 124848)
Address: Ipswich Road, Holbrook, Ipswich, IP9 2QX
Local authority: Suffolk · Babergh

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources