Free schools · Suffolk

Ixworth High School

11–16Ages
512Pupils
SecondaryPhase
140047URN

Walsham Road, Ixworth, IP31 2HS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 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

2.0per place

0.4 above Suffolk median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Suffolk

175 applications for 88 places · 9th of 41 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

39.7of 90

Suffolk 43.6 England 46.0

33rd of 43 in Suffolk

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 23 April 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		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

2.0applications per place, Year 7

0.4 above Suffolk median (1.6) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

175 applications · 88 places offered · 80 named it first

2026 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.6
2025 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.6
2024 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.6
2023 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.6
2022 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.6
2021 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.6
2020 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.4
2019 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.5
2018 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.5
2017 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.5
2016 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.5
2015 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.5
2014 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.5

More applications per place than the Suffolk median in 13 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	88	175	2.0	80	0.91
Sep 2025	89	167	1.9	86	0.97
Sep 2024	132	223	1.7	129	0.98
Sep 2023	119	224	1.9	131	1.10
Sep 2022	111	202	1.8	104	0.94
Sep 2021	120	223	1.9	155	1.29
Sep 2020	120	197	1.6	128	1.07
Sep 2019	54	89	1.7	52	0.96
Sep 2018	71	110	1.6	70	0.99
Sep 2017	51	90	1.8	50	0.98
Sep 2016	46	100	2.2	43	0.93
Sep 2015	48	108	2.3	43	0.90
Sep 2014	46	106	2.3	46	1.00

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

99 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)39.733rd of 43 in Suffolk

Suffolk 43.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths32%32nd of 43 in Suffolk

Suffolk 40% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths51%

Suffolk 62% England 66%

This school
Suffolk median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.82

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	99	39.7	32%	51%	–
2024/25	100	44.0	37%	64%	–
2023/24	60	36.4	28%	58%	−0.82
2022/23	72	40.5	33%	58%	−0.34

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

Ixworth High SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 39.7Attainment 8
Thurston Community College
5.6 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
Sybil Andrews Academy
8.5 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.9applications per place 52.6Attainment 8
St Benedict's Catholic School
10.6 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 51.9Attainment 8
Bury St Edmunds County High School
10.7 km · Suffolk

2026

2.4applications per place 44.8Attainment 8
King Edward VI CEVC School
10.9 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
The Thetford Academy
15.1 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2025

1.1applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
Stowmarket High School
15.5 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 42.5Attainment 8
Stowupland High School
16.9 km · Suffolk

Requires improvement2023

1.9applications 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: Free schools
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 140047 · 935/4035
Trust: Sapientia Education Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 600 pupils · 512 on roll
Free school meals: 22.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Opened: 1 September 2014
Address: Walsham Road, Ixworth, IP31 2HS
Local authority: Suffolk · West Suffolk

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