Academy sponsor led · Suffolk

Chantry Academy

11–16Ages
1,006Pupils
SecondaryPhase
138373URN

Mallard Way, Ipswich, IP2 9LR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Suffolk median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Suffolk

331 applications for 202 places · 18th of 41 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

36.7of 90

Suffolk 43.6 England 46.0

40th of 43 in Suffolk

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 30 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

1.6applications per place, Year 7

close to Suffolk median (1.6) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

331 applications · 202 places offered · 221 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.6
2025 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.6
2024 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.6
2023 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.6
2022 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.6
2021 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.6
2020 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.4
2019 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.5
2018 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.5
2017 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.5
2016 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.5
2015 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.5
2014 1.3; 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	202	331	1.6	221	1.09
Sep 2025	204	334	1.6	230	1.13
Sep 2024	204	342	1.7	248	1.22
Sep 2023	210	330	1.6	247	1.18
Sep 2022	210	319	1.5	226	1.08
Sep 2021	180	315	1.8	240	1.33
Sep 2020	180	335	1.9	243	1.35
Sep 2019	180	266	1.5	202	1.12
Sep 2018	180	245	1.4	178	0.99
Sep 2017	162	203	1.3	158	0.98
Sep 2016	153	187	1.2	144	0.94
Sep 2015	168	182	1.1	134	0.80
Sep 2014	140	175	1.3	126	0.90

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

173 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)36.740th of 43 in Suffolk

Suffolk 43.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths36%28th 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)−0.51

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	173	36.7	36%	60%	–
2024/25	176	33.9	26%	45%	–
2023/24	176	35.5	32%	51%	−0.51
2022/23	172	34.6	21%	47%	−0.59

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

Chantry AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

1.6applications per place 36.7Attainment 8
Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy
1.4 km · Suffolk

2026

1.2applications per place 36.0Attainment 8
Westbourne Academy
3.3 km · Suffolk

Special measures Graded · no overall grade2025

1.1applications per place 38.2Attainment 8
Ipswich Academy
4.3 km · Suffolk

Requires improvement2024

0.9applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
Ormiston Endeavour Academy
4.5 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
Copleston High School
4.6 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 48.3Attainment 8
Northgate High School
4.6 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.2applications per place 49.5Attainment 8
St Alban's Catholic High School
5.2 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
Holbrook Academy
6.5 km · Suffolk

2026

1.7applications per place 40.1Attainment 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 sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 138373 · 935/4007
Trust: The Active Learning Trust Limited
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,020 pupils · 1,006 on roll
Free school meals: 38.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Opened: 1 February 2013
Address: Mallard Way, Ipswich, IP2 9LR
Local authority: Suffolk · Ipswich

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