Kesgrave High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Suffolk
Main Road, Ipswich, IP5 2PB
72
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 06/12/2022
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.5%
19.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,875
Capacity used
Over capacity101%
1,850 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
271 of 275 families who put it first got an offer
303
Places offered
505
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 275 | 271 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 137 | 24 | ● 18% |
| 3rd preference | 93 | 8 | ● 9% |
| Total | 505 | 303 | 60% |
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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Julia Upton
- Address
- Main Road, Kesgrave, Ipswich, IP5 2PB
- Phone
- 01473624855
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Ward / constituency
- Kesgrave · Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136969
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 15% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: EAST ANGLIAN SCHOOLS TRUST LTD
1,875 pupils · 1,850 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
06 December 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,558 pupils
Attendance
92.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
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 | 50.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.17 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 51% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 75% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.15 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.63 | — | — |
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 | 49.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 52.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 72% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 9.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.09 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 307 | — |
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 | 31.76 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 10.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 137 | — |
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 | 305 | 24% | 64% | 81% | |
| English Language | 305 | 18% | 58% | 74% | |
| English Literature | 304 | 16% | 53% | 71% | |
| Combined Science | 189 | 1% | 28% | 56% | |
| Social Studies | 170 | 34% | 68% | 77% | |
| History | 135 | 33% | 61% | 68% | |
| Geography | 134 | 22% | 49% | 63% | |
| Business | 124 | 22% | 62% | 73% | |
| Biology | 116 | 35% | 91% | 99% | |
| Physics | 116 | 34% | 87% | 97% | |
| Chemistry | 116 | 27% | 83% | 99% | |
| Art and Design | 89 | 19% | 64% | 82% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | 35 | 0% | 9% | 31% | |
| Mathematics | 34 | 9% | 35% | 44% | |
| Sociology | 25 | 8% | 32% | 68% | |
| Psychology | 21 | 5% | 29% | 33% | |
| English Literature | 21 | 0% | 24% | 38% | |
| Biology | 19 | 0% | 21% | 47% | |
| Law | 18 | 6% | 11% | 17% | |
| Computer Science | 17 | 0% | 12% | 29% | |
| Economics | 14 | 0% | 29% | 57% | |
| Geography | 13 | 23% | 23% | 23% | |
| Chemistry | 10 | 0% | 30% | 40% | |
| English Language | 10 | 0% | 10% | 20% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 17197: Kesgrave High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 10 |
| 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) | 50% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 8% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 52% | — | — |
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.