Northgate High School
Secondary schoolNorthgate High School is a secondary school in Ipswich, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 1,750 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 3 December 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Northgate High School was 49.5, against 41.3 in Ipswich and 46.2 in England.
50.8% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Ipswich | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 49.5 | 41.3 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50.8% | 37.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71.4% | 57.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 252 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Rushmere Hall Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, January 2024. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)550 m
- Sidegate Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, October 2022. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)670 m
- St Christopher's AcademyPupil referral and alternative provision. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met690 m
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, IpswichPrimary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, February 2024. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, IpswichPrimary. Outstanding (overall), March 2024. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Woodbridge Road AcademySpecial. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Ipswich
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).