60%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
34%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
41.2
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
34%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
426.7
EBacc APS · 2024/25
593
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
27%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 27/06/2024
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.9:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Holbrook Academy · Secondary · Suffolk
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
60%
+10pp
70%60%50%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
34%
+2pp
46%39%32%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 34%
Attainment 8
41.2
+2.8
44.441.438.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 41.2
EBacc entry
34%
+1pp
34%25%16%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 34%
EBacc APS
426.7
+37.6
426.7368.5310.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 426.7
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
593
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
24%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
27%
Contact
Address
Ipswich Road, Holbrook, Ipswich, IP9 2QX
Local authority
Suffolk
Website
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 | 60% | 34% | 41.2 | Not applicable | 34% | 426.7 | 36% | 593 |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 32% | 38.4 | -0.61 | 33% | 389.0 | 37% | 580 |
| 2022/23 | 66% | 34% | 43.3 | -0.28 | 22% | 425.5 | 26% | 586 |
| 2021/22 | 64% | 46% | 44.4 | -0.35 | 26% | 425.0 | 35% | 575 |
| 2018/19 | 70% | 35% | 43.6 | -0.44 | 16% | 310.4 | 21% | 561 |
| 2017/18 | 67% | 49% | 50.1 | +0.09 | 21% | 258.3 | 29% | 490 |
| 2016/17 | 88% | 54% | 50.3 | +0.17 | 28% | — | 38% | 455 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 593 | 18.6 | 21% | 8% | 24% | 8% | 27% |
| 2023/24 | 580 | 19.7 | 18% | 10% | 22% | 10% | 31% |
| 2022/23 | 586 | 17.9 | 16% | 9% | 22% | 10% | 30% |
| 2021/22 | 575 | 19.7 | 15% | 7% | 22% | 9% | 30% |
| 2020/21 | 586 | 19.3 | 12% | 6% | 22% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 561 | 23.1 | 13% | 3% | 21% | 6% | 17% |
| 2017/18 | 490 | 20.1 | 16% | 2% | 20% | 7% | 18% |
| 2016/17 | 455 | 19.6 | 15% | 2% | 18% | 6% | 13% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.