Northgate High School
Secondary · Community school · Mixed · Suffolk
Sidegate Lane West, Ipswich, IP4 3DL
73
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 03/12/2024
Application demand
70%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.6%
22.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,750
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,777 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
70%
1st preference success rate
232 of 333 families who put it first got an offer
240
Places offered
705
Total applications
2.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 333 | 232 | ● 70% |
| 2nd preference | 230 | 8 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 141 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 705 | 240 | 34% |
1st preference success by year
Suffolk lets families list 3 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Rowena Mackie
- Address
- Sidegate Lane West, Ipswich, IP4 3DL
- Phone
- 01473210123
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Ward / constituency
- Rushmere · Ipswich
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 124840
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 20% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 17% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,750 pupils · 1,777 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
03 December 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good - 19
14 November 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,284 pupils
Attendance
91.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.35 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 56% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 76% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.32 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.22 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 55.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 74.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 18% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 250 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.87 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 13.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 202 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 250 | 30% | 60% | 79% | |
| English Language | 250 | 27% | 57% | 76% | |
| English Literature | 241 | 24% | 62% | 76% | |
| Combined Science | 163 | 6% | 37% | 61% | |
| History | 125 | 35% | 62% | 72% | |
| Social Studies | 116 | 32% | 62% | 70% | |
| Art and Design | 90 | 43% | 69% | 88% | |
| Geography | 89 | 17% | 54% | 67% | |
| Biology | 80 | 57% | 93% | 98% | |
| Physics | 80 | 46% | 90% | 95% | |
| Chemistry | 80 | 55% | 86% | 98% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 73 | 26% | 51% | 67% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 74 | 11% | 32% | 46% | |
| Psychology | 48 | 10% | 19% | 42% | |
| Biology | 42 | 7% | 19% | 50% | |
| Physics | 39 | 5% | 23% | 41% | |
| Business Studies | 34 | 0% | 9% | 24% | |
| Chemistry | 31 | 3% | 23% | 45% | |
| Sociology | 31 | 6% | 16% | 48% | |
| Computer Science | 28 | 4% | 18% | 25% | |
| Geography | 26 | 0% | 15% | 38% | |
| History | 25 | 12% | 16% | 64% | |
| Economics | 25 | 0% | 24% | 56% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 23 | 0% | 13% | 48% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 12794: Northgate High School, Suffolk
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 15 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | 0% |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 51% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 8% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 56% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Suffolk council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.