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87 open schools in Ipswich, Suffolk · Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria · see all Suffolk schools · grammar schools in Ipswich

Ipswich has 87 state schools: 62 primary, 13 secondary, part of Suffolk's wider catchment. 81 have a published Ofsted rating, and 64 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Ipswich · Good Bildeston Primary School Ipswich · Good Birchwood Primary School Ipswich · Outstanding Bosmere Community Primary School Ipswich · Good Bramford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Ipswich · Good Britannia Primary School and Nursery Ipswich · Good Broke Hall Community Primary School Ipswich · Good Bucklesham Primary School Ipswich · Good Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Ipswich · Good Castle Hill Infant School Ipswich · Good Castle Hill Junior School Ipswich · Good Cedarwood Primary School Ipswich · Good Chantry Academy Ipswich · Good Chelmondiston Church of England Primary School Ipswich · Good Claydon High School Ipswich · Good Claydon Primary School Ipswich · Good Cliff Lane Primary School Ipswich · Good Clifford Road Primary School & Nursery Ipswich · Not judged Copdock Primary School Ipswich · Outstanding Copleston High School Ipswich · Good Creeting St Mary Church of England Primary School Ipswich Dale Hall Community Primary School Ipswich · Good Elmsett Church of England Primary School Ipswich · Not judged Gorseland Primary School IPSWICH · Requires improvement Gusford Community Primary School Ipswich · Not judged Hadleigh High School Ipswich · Good Halifax Primary School Ipswich · Good Handford Hall Primary School Ipswich · Good Heath Primary School, Kesgrave Ipswich · Good Henley Primary School Ipswich · Not judged Highfield Nursery School Ipswich · Outstanding Hillside Primary School Ipswich · Requires improvement Hintlesham and Chattisham Church of England Primary School Ipswich · Good Holbrook Academy Ipswich · Good Holbrook Primary School Ipswich · Good Ipswich Academy Ipswich · Requires improvement Ipswich School Ipswich Kersey Church of England Primary School Ipswich · Good Kesgrave High School Ipswich · Good Morland Church of England Primary School Ipswich · Good Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm Academy Ipswich · Not judged Nacton Church of England Primary School Ipswich · Good Northgate High School Ipswich · Not judged Old Buckenham Hall School Ipswich One Sixth Form College Ipswich · Outstanding Ormiston Endeavour Academy Ipswich · Good Orwell Park School Ipswich Otley Primary School Ipswich · Not judged Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy Ipswich · Good Ranelagh Primary School Ipswich · Good Ravenswood Community Primary School Ipswich · Good Rose Hill Primary Ipswich · Not judged Royal Hospital School Ipswich Rushmere Hall Primary School Ipswich · Good Shotley Community Primary School Ipswich · Good Sidegate Primary School Ipswich · Good Sir Bobby Robson School Ipswich · Good Somersham Primary School Ipswich · Good Springfield Infant School and Nursery Ipswich · Good Springfield Junior School Ipswich · Not judged Sprites Primary Academy Ipswich · Good Sproughton Church of England Primary School Ipswich · Good St Alban's Catholic High School Ipswich · Good St Helen's Primary School Ipswich · Good St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich Ipswich · Good St Joseph's College Ipswich St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich Ipswich · Good St Mark's Catholic Primary School Ipswich · Good St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich Ipswich · Outstanding St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hadleigh Ipswich · Good St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich Ipswich · Good St Pancras Catholic Primary School Ipswich · Good Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy Ipswich · Good Stone Lodge Academy Ipswich · Not judged Stutton Church of England Primary School IPSWICH · Not judged Suffolk New College Ipswich · Good Tattingstone Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Ipswich · Good The Beeches Community Primary School Ipswich · Good The Bridge School Ipswich · Good The Oaks Primary School Ipswich · Outstanding The Willows Primary School Ipswich · Requires improvement Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy Ipswich · Good Westbourne Academy Ipswich · Not judged Whatfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Ipswich · Good Whitehouse Community Primary School Ipswich · Good Witnesham Primary School Ipswich · Good Woodbridge Road Academy Ipswich · Not judged

Undersubscribed schools rated Good or Outstanding

These schools didn't fill on first preference in the latest admissions year, despite an Ofsted rating of Good or Outstanding — worth a look if you're chasing the same handful of famous names everyone else applies to.

Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy Good · ×0.69 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Bildeston Primary School Good · ×0.83 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Holbrook Academy Good · ×0.83 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Sprites Primary Academy Good · ×0.84 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Nacton Church of England Primary School Good · ×0.86 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Cedarwood Primary School Good · ×0.87 1st prefs/place (2026/27) St Alban's Catholic High School Good · ×0.87 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Castle Hill Infant School Good · ×0.88 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Hintlesham and Chattisham Church of England Primary School Good · ×0.88 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Ranelagh Primary School Good · ×0.88 1st prefs/place (2026/27)

How places are allocated in Suffolk

Primary schools: 'Every community and voluntary controlled school serves an area of streets or villages' — catchment maps published online. (source)

Most schools use the local authority's default scheme rather than a school-specific catchment map — see each school's page for its own designated/catchment area where one is published.

Key dates

Entry yearEventDate
Sept 2028 Application deadline 2027-10-31
Sept 2028 Primary application deadline 2028-01-15
Sept 2028 Offer day 2028-03-01
Sept 2028 Primary offer day 2028-04-17
Sept 2027 Application deadline 2026-10-31
Sept 2027 Primary application deadline 2027-01-15
Sept 2027 Offer day 2027-03-01
Sept 2027 Primary offer day 2027-04-16
Sept 2026 Application deadline 2025-10-31 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary application deadline 2026-01-15 (passed)
Sept 2026 Offer day 2026-03-02 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary offer day 2026-04-16 (passed)

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