70%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
48%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
46.9
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
31%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1326.7
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,937
Pupils · 2024/25
15%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 07/12/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.9:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Copleston High School · Secondary with sixth form · Suffolk
Part ofOXLIP LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
70%
-3pp
80%75%70%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 70%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
48%
-5pp
58%53%48%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 48%
Attainment 8
46.9
-2.3
53.750.346.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 46.9
EBacc entry
31%
+2pp
38%29%19%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 31%
EBacc APS
1326.7
+86.0
1328.31284.51240.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 1326.7
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
31.9
-4.1
38.835.231.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 31.9
A-level value added
-0.29
-0.3
+0.1-0.1-0.3
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · -0.3
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
6%
-8pp
14%10%6%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 6%
Average A-level grade
C+
-1
BC+C
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C+
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,937
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
15%
FSM eligible
19%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
22%
Contact
Address
Copleston Road, Ipswich, IP4 5HD
Local authority
Suffolk
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 70% | 48% | 46.9 | Not applicable | 31% | 1326.7 | 37% | 1,937 |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 53% | 49.2 | +0.34 | 29% | 1240.7 | 37% | 1,936 |
| 2022/23 | 77% | 55% | 51.0 | +0.56 | 38% | 1326.5 | 43% | 1,887 |
| 2021/22 | 80% | 58% | 53.7 | +0.43 | 19% | 1328.3 | 19% | 1,839 |
| 2018/19 | 71% | 49% | 50.5 | +0.38 | 31% | 1261.9 | 32% | 1,775 |
| 2017/18 | 67% | 47% | 48.5 | +0.36 | 22% | 1185.3 | 24% | 1,755 |
| 2016/17 | 69% | 49% | 51.2 | +0.52 | 39% | — | 43% | 1,795 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 31.9 | C+ | -0.29 | 6% | 167 |
| 2023/24 | 35.9 | B- | +0.06 | 14% | 163 |
| 2022/23 | 33.1 | C+ | — | 10% | 146 |
| 2021/22 | 38.8 | B | — | 13% | 161 |
| 2018/19 | 31.6 | C | +0.01 | 8% | 152 |
| 2017/18 | 28.3 | C- | -0.01 | 10% | 184 |
| 2016/17 | 25.6 | C- | -0.21 | 5% | 163 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,937 | 22.2 | 12% | 15% | 19% | 8% | 22% |
| 2023/24 | 1,936 | 20.9 | 12% | 14% | 17% | 10% | 27% |
| 2022/23 | 1,887 | 20.3 | 11% | 14% | 19% | 11% | 28% |
| 2021/22 | 1,839 | 19.5 | 12% | 14% | 19% | 10% | 26% |
| 2020/21 | 1,810 | 19.0 | 12% | 13% | 15% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,775 | 19.6 | 11% | 13% | 19% | 5% | 12% |
| 2017/18 | 1,755 | 18.9 | 11% | 13% | 20% | 5% | 14% |
| 2016/17 | 1,795 | 18.3 | 9% | 13% | 21% | 5% | 10% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.