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Secondary

Set Ixworth School

Secondary

West Suffolk · Ixworth · IP31 2HS www.ixworthhighschool.org

Pupils
512
cap. 600
Ages
11 - 16
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
64%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
37%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
44.0
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
55%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
4.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
547
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
28%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
64%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
37%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
44.0
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
55%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
4.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
547
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
28%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Overview

Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 17/09/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Previous inspection
  • 2017Requires improvement
AddressWalsham Road, Ixworth, IP31 2HS
Telephone01359234050
Local authoritySuffolk
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.0:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
Finance£7268 spend / pupil£8307 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06
Overall happy
96%
Would recommend
100%
Responses
49
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

96%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

100%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

100%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

32%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

96%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

73%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

98%

Q9. My child does well at this school

98%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

95%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

96%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

96%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

96%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

100%

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
4.0
+2.0
4.02.81.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 4.0

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)-0.82
Well below average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

88%

Education or employment

76%

Education

7%

Apprenticeships

4%

Employment

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
547
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.0
LA AVG 17.85:1
EAL
4%
LA AVG 9.86%
FSM eligible
23%
LA AVG 25.93%
SEN
26%
LA AVG 18.33%
Overall absence
9%
LA AVG 9.17%
Persistent absence
28%
LA AVG 24.73%

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.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSEBacc lang entryCohort
2024/2564%37%44.0Not applicable55%4.055%100
2023/2458%28%36.4-0.8252%2.052%60
2022/2358%33%40.5-0.3443%2.749%72
2021/2251%36%42.5-0.0249%2.251%55
2018/1953%30%44.1+0.2423%1.623%40
2017/1865%43%47.8+0.3941%1.643%37
2016/1771%46%50.7+0.4454%54%35

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2554719.026%4%23%9%28%
2023/2452822.928%3%23%10%32%
2022/2348219.033%4%24%12%33%
2021/2243621.029%2%29%13%40%
2020/2138617.223%2%28%
2018/1926613.115%2%25%7%18%
2017/1822512.017%2%27%5%13%
2016/1724015.318%2%24%6%17%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.