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Holbrook Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Ipswich Road, Holbrook, Ipswich IP9 2QX · holbrookacademy.org · 01473 328317
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Suffolk 42.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 584
- 97% of 600 places
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 22.6%
- First language not English
- 8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 69 families put the school first and 83 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 83 | 69 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 108 | 94 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 116 | 113 | 1 | 94% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 101 | 94 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 114 | 116 | 1▲ | 95% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.2, and 34.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Suffolk it was 42.8, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼34.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼59.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼34.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.65 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 47.4 | +3.2 |
| Sixth form college | 0.9 | — |
| Further education | 38.8 | −4.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.2 | +4.3 |
| Employment | 3.4 | +1.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.3 | −1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Holbrook Academy on 23 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 23 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Jun 2024
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2024Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
72% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (25 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 72%
- Replies
- 25
- 4% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 92% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied