Academy sponsor led · Suffolk

Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy

11–16Ages
811Pupils
SecondaryPhase
140032URN

Maidenhall Approach, Ipswich, IP2 8PL · 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

1.2per place

0.4 below Suffolk median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Suffolk

198 applications for 167 places · 37th of 41 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

36.0of 90

Suffolk 43.6 England 46.0

41st of 43 in Suffolk

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 2 June 2026Published 5 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
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		Expected standard

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

2 June 2026
Report card · 5 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
29 March 2022
Graded inspection: 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

1.2applications per place, Year 7

0.4 below Suffolk median (1.6) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

198 applications · 167 places offered · 115 named it first

2026 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.6
2025 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.6
2024 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.6
2023 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.6
2022 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.6
2021 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.6
2020 0.8; Suffolk median median 1.4
2019 1.0; Suffolk median median 1.5
2018 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.5
2017 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.5
2016 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.5
2015 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.5
2014 1.5; 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	167	198	1.2	115	0.69
Sep 2025	169	216	1.3	130	0.77
Sep 2024	153	202	1.3	105	0.69
Sep 2023	157	197	1.3	105	0.67
Sep 2022	131	195	1.5	98	0.75
Sep 2021	131	150	1.2	81	0.62
Sep 2020	172	145	0.8	76	0.44
Sep 2019	152	155	1.0	83	0.55
Sep 2018	130	155	1.2	94	0.72
Sep 2017	111	155	1.4	94	0.85
Sep 2016	128	206	1.6	101	0.79
Sep 2015	117	187	1.6	98	0.84
Sep 2014	106	162	1.5	98	0.92

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

145 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)36.041st of 43 in Suffolk

Suffolk 43.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths25%42nd of 43 in Suffolk

Suffolk 40% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths43%

Suffolk 62% England 66%

This school
Suffolk median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.41

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	145	36.0	25%	43%	–
2024/25	144	34.3	22%	38%	–
2023/24	144	32.7	20%	40%	−0.41
2022/23	133	36.7	23%	44%	+0.07

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

Stoke High School - Ormiston AcademyThis school
This school

2026

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

Good2024

1.6applications per place 36.7Attainment 8
Ipswich Academy
2.9 km · Suffolk

Requires improvement2024

0.9applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
Copleston High School
3.3 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.2applications per place 49.5Attainment 8
Westbourne Academy
3.9 km · Suffolk

Special measures Graded · no overall grade2025

1.1applications per place 38.2Attainment 8
St Alban's Catholic High School
4.1 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
Ormiston Endeavour Academy
4.7 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
Holbrook Academy
6.1 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: 140032 · 935/4034
Trust: Ormiston Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 860 pupils · 811 on roll
Free school meals: 41.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2013
Replaced: Stoke High School (URN 124837)
Address: Maidenhall Approach, Ipswich, IP2 8PL
Local authority: Suffolk · Ipswich

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