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Alderwood Academy
All-through · Mixed · Ages 8–14 · Alternative provision academy
Raeburn Road, Ipswich IP3 0EW · raedwaldtrust.org · 01473 725860
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Capacity
- 24
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Free school meals
- 0%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Raedwald Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Alderwood Academy on 28 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 28 Apr 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Apr 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Mar 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding