64%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
37%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
44.0
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
55%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
400.3
EBacc APS · 2024/25
547
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
28%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 17/09/2019
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio15.2:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Ixworth High School · Secondary · Suffolk
Part ofSAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
64%
+6pp
64%58%51%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
37%
+9pp
37%33%28%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 37%
Attainment 8
44.0
+7.6
44.140.236.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 44.0
EBacc entry
55%
+3pp
55%39%23%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
EBacc APS
400.3
+203.3
400.3277.9155.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 400.3
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
547
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
23%
SEN
26%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
28%
Contact
Address
Walsham Road, Ixworth, IP31 2HS
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 | 64% | 37% | 44.0 | Not applicable | 55% | 400.3 | 55% | 547 |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 28% | 36.4 | -0.82 | 52% | 197.0 | 52% | 528 |
| 2022/23 | 58% | 33% | 40.5 | -0.34 | 43% | 267.4 | 49% | 482 |
| 2021/22 | 51% | 36% | 42.5 | -0.02 | 49% | 218.2 | 51% | 436 |
| 2018/19 | 53% | 30% | 44.1 | +0.24 | 23% | 155.5 | 23% | 266 |
| 2017/18 | 65% | 43% | 47.8 | +0.39 | 41% | 159.4 | 43% | 225 |
| 2016/17 | 71% | 46% | 50.7 | +0.44 | 54% | — | 54% | 240 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 547 | 19.0 | 26% | 4% | 23% | 9% | 28% |
| 2023/24 | 528 | 22.9 | 28% | 3% | 23% | 10% | 32% |
| 2022/23 | 482 | 19.0 | 33% | 4% | 24% | 12% | 33% |
| 2021/22 | 436 | 21.0 | 29% | 2% | 29% | 13% | 40% |
| 2020/21 | 386 | 17.2 | 23% | 2% | 28% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 266 | 13.1 | 15% | 2% | 25% | 7% | 18% |
| 2017/18 | 225 | 12.0 | 17% | 2% | 27% | 5% | 13% |
| 2016/17 | 240 | 15.3 | 18% | 2% | 24% | 6% | 17% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.