Claydon High School
Church Lane, Ipswich, IP6 0EG
765 pupils · 113% of 675 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- PENROSE LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Free school meals
- 22.9%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 2 December 2025, published 25 January 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 41.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 66.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 27.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.21 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 148 | 179 | 326 | 148 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 151 | 170 | 289 | 151 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 149 | 171 | 294 | 149 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 155 | 194 | 309 | 155 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 155 | 201 | 336 | 155 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 155 | 162 | 290 | 155 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 155 | 193 | 328 | 155 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 156 | 207 | 346 | 156 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Ormiston Endeavour Academy 2.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Northgate High School 5.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Chantry Academy 6.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy 7.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Alban's Catholic High School 7.5 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Copleston High School 7.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.