Academy converter · Suffolk

Westbourne Academy

11–16Ages
989Pupils
SecondaryPhase
139288URN

Marlow Road, Ipswich, IP1 5JN · School website

This school is due to be replaced by Westbourne Academy.

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Special measures

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.1per place

0.6 below Suffolk median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Suffolk

183 applications for 173 places · 39th of 41 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

38.2of 90

Suffolk 43.6 England 46.0

37th of 43 in Suffolk

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Special measures

Graded inspection · 10 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education				Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes				Inadequate
Personal development				Inadequate
Leadership and management				Inadequate

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

1.1applications per place, Year 7

0.6 below Suffolk median (1.6) 1.2 below England median (2.2)

183 applications · 173 places offered · 129 named it first

2026 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.6
2025 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.6
2024 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.6
2023 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.6
2022 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.6
2021 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.6
2020 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.4
2019 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.5
2018 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.5
2017 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.5
2016 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.5
2015 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.5
2014 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.5

More applications per place than the Suffolk median in 0 of 13 years.

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	173	183	1.1	129	0.75
Sep 2025	202	227	1.1	157	0.78
Sep 2024	202	234	1.2	157	0.78
Sep 2023	222	310	1.4	207	0.93
Sep 2022	205	230	1.1	159	0.78
Sep 2021	200	248	1.2	182	0.91
Sep 2020	224	266	1.2	193	0.86
Sep 2019	224	235	1.1	169	0.75
Sep 2018	188	221	1.2	161	0.86
Sep 2017	194	246	1.3	178	0.92
Sep 2016	193	246	1.3	154	0.80
Sep 2015	158	210	1.3	134	0.85
Sep 2014	193	238	1.2	174	0.90

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

196 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)38.237th of 43 in Suffolk

Suffolk 43.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths33%31st of 43 in Suffolk

Suffolk 40% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths50%

Suffolk 62% England 66%

This school
Suffolk median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.38

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	196	38.2	33%	50%	–
2024/25	200	39.7	34%	52%	–
2023/24	211	41.6	38%	59%	−0.38
2022/23	172	40.0	38%	54%	−0.30

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

Westbourne AcademyThis school
This school

Special measures Graded · no overall grade2025

1.1applications per place 38.2Attainment 8
Ormiston Endeavour Academy
1.7 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
Chantry Academy
3.3 km · Suffolk

Good2024

1.6applications per place 36.7Attainment 8
Claydon High School
3.6 km · Suffolk

2025

2.2applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy
3.9 km · Suffolk

2026

1.2applications per place 36.0Attainment 8
Northgate High School
4.1 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.2applications per place 49.5Attainment 8
Copleston High School
5.4 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2023

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

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
Ipswich Academy
6.6 km · Suffolk

Requires improvement2024

0.9applications per place 40.3Attainment 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: 139288 · 935/4095
Trust: Academy Transformation Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,120 pupils · 989 on roll
Free school meals: 38.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 February 2013
Address: Marlow Road, Ipswich, IP1 5JN
Local authority: Suffolk · Ipswich

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