Ixworth High School
Ixworth · Suffolk
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About Ixworth High School
Ixworth High School is a secondary academy in Ixworth, Suffolk. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 22 member schools: 13 primary schools, 9 secondary schools. Local authorities: Norfolk | Suffolk. Regions: East of England. — from the SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST public record.
Ixworth High School is a secondary academy in Ixworth, Suffolk, part of SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- Ixworth High School
- Address
- Walsham Road
- Postcode
- IP31 2HS
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
- URN (official identifier)
- 140047
- Establishment number
- 4035
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- SEND provision
- SEN unit
- Number of pupils
- 512
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 600
- School type
- Free school
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Headteacher
- Mr Alistair Gibb
- Ofsted inspection
- Inspected 23 Apr 2025Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.ixworthhighschool.org
- Telephone
- 01359234050
- Date opened
- 1 Sep 2014
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Ixworth High School
| 2025/26 | This school | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 512 | 102,135 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 22.3% | 22.8% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 18.2% | 13.8% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 9.6% | 6.7% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 2.1% | 12.0% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
3 published inspections for Ixworth High School.
· S5 Inspection
Read report- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 19 May 2025
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 13 Oct 2019
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 21 Jul 2017
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Ixworth High School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 8.7% | 8.8% | 8.0% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 24.1% | 23.3% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded secondary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Ixworth High School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £139,700 for 127 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 24.6% | 24.1% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £270 | £323 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Ixworth High School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Secondary · 548 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Suffolk average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £4,552,000 £8,307 per pupil | £7,981 | £8,283 |
| Total spending | £3,983,000 £7,268 per pupil | £7,485 | £7,843 |
| Teaching staff | £2,218,000 £4,047 per pupil · 55.7% | £4,487 · 60.0% | £4,419 · 56.3% |
| Education support staff | £310,000 £566 per pupil · 7.8% | £601 · 8.0% | £788 · 10.0% |
| Supply and agency staff | £163,000 £297 per pupil · 4.1% | £157 · 2.1% | £161 · 2.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £163,000 £297 per pupil · 4.1% | £131 · 1.7% | £132 · 1.7% |
| In-year balance | £569,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £0 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £6,625 per pupil, supply and agency £0 per pupil — spending up £643 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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