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Westbourne Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Marlow Road, Ipswich IP1 5JN · westbourne.attrust.org.uk · 01473 742315
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Suffolk 42.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 989
- 88% of 1,120 places
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 38.6%
- First language not English
- 39.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 129 families put the school first and 173 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 | 173 | 129 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 202 | 157 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 202 | 157 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 222 | 207 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 205 | 159 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.7, and 33.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼33.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼52.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼28.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.38 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 46.4 | +1 |
| Further education | 39.3 | −2 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.9 | +0.4 |
| Employment | 1.4 | −1.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.6 | +1.5 |
| Activity not captured | 4.3 | +1.2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Westbourne Academy on 10 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 10 Jun 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Inadequate |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2024
Other inspections
Report cards, from November 2025
- Jul 2026Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2026Monitoring visitEffective action
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2024Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Dec 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
48% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (108 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 48%
- Positive
- 38%
- Replies
- 108
- 10% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 91% who raised concerns
based on 38 parents (35%) whose child was bullied
based on 32 parents (30%) with SEND