OFSTED
30 April 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Suffolk
Trust
THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,006
1,006 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
476
47.3% of pupils
Male pupils
530
52.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.8 pts
above England
School
38.6%
Ipswich
25.2%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
8.1 pts
below England
School
12.2%
Ipswich
25.1%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
4.4 pts
above England
School
5.4%
Ipswich
2.1%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
73.2%
736
Any other Mixed background
7.2%
72
White and Black Caribbean
5.5%
55
Any other White background
4.0%
40
Any other ethnic group
2.9%
29
Unclassified
2.3%
23
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
25.7%
258 of
1,006 pupils
4.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.7 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
33.9
5.3 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.51 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.05%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.84 pts
higher than
England
School
8.05%
Ipswich
7.15%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
18.91%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.09 pts
higher than
England
School
18.91%
Ipswich
18.95%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.08%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.28 pts
higher than
England
School
4.08%
Ipswich
2.65%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
98.6%
6.3 pts
above England
Chantry Academy
98.6%
Ipswich
90.4%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.