About the school
lpswich School is a co-educational independent day and boarding school for pupils aged between 11
and 18 years. It is a registered charity, managed by trustees, who form the governing body.
The original school, for boys , dates from the 1300s. In 1852 the school moved to its present site and in 1997 became fully co-educational. Since the last inspection a new chair of governors has been appointed and the building of the first phase of a new music school complex has been completed.
The school has one mixed boarding house accepting boarders aged between 11and 18. lpswich School
and its preparatory school are situated on the same site.
What the school seeks to do
The school aims to provide an environment where pupils feel safe and brave, where they have a
wealth of opportunities, both inside and outside the classroom, to help them find their own passions and develop their own potential. It seeks to encourage the pupils to consider moral and spiritual values and understand their place in the world; to develop a spirit of service within the community; and to equip the pupils with the skills to be happy in their success at lpswich School and beyond.
About the pupils
Pupils come from a range of professional and other family backgrounds, whose heritage reflects that
of the local area. Nationally standardised test data used by the school indicates that the ability of the pupils aged 11 to 16 years, and in the sixth form, is above average. The school has identified 78 pupils as having special educational needs and/or disabilities such as dyslexia, 50 of whom receive additional support. One pupil has an educational, health and care plan. A total of 46 pupils have English as an additional language, 45 of whom receive additional support. The school identifies a number of pupils as the most able in its population, and the curriculum is modified for them and for other able pupils in sport, music and drama.
We are very proud of our academic success which is one of the key features of Ipswich School. Our pupils realise their potential. By the time children leave the Prep School they are generally about a year above national expectations, with some working considerably higher than this. In the Senior School our GCSE and A Level results are outstanding and we are normally at the top of local results tables.
