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Northgate High School

Community school · Ipswich · IP4 3DL

Ages 11–18 · 1,750 pupils · Suffolk

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Ofsted

Not judged

Attainment 8

51.2

Overall absence

8.7%

Admissions demand

1.25 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-12-03

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8+0.35
−20+2
Attainment 851.2
English & maths grade 5+56%
English & maths grade 4+76%
EBacc entry17%

EBacc APS: 4.3

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)23.2%
Unauthorised2.4%
Authorised absence
6.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
4.0%
Enrolments in measure
1,292

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.25 · Competitive

1st preferences

303

Places offered

242

1st-preference offers

238

Total preferences (any rank)
697
Preferred offers (top 3)
242
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill98%

1,750 pupils · 1,777 places

Pupils on roll
1,750
Boys / girls
865 / 885
School capacity
1,777
Capacity fill
1,750 / 1,777 (98%)
Free school meals
19.5%
FSM pupils
247
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 11–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Rowena Mackie

Location

Address
Sidegate Lane West
Postcode
IP4 3DL
Town
Ipswich
County
Suffolk
Local authority
Suffolk
District
Ipswich
Constituency
Ipswich
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Ipswich, Suffolk, 1,750 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 19.5%.

Open schools in Ipswich
99
Secondary schools in Ipswich
12
Academies among open schools in Ipswich
63% (62)
Open schools in IP4
19
Secondary in IP4
3
Open schools in Suffolk LA
366
Secondary in Suffolk LA
43

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence11.2%

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Rowena Mackie
Telephone
01473210123
Website
http://www.northgate.suffolk.sch.uk/

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