Belstead House Adult Education Centre, Ipswich
Belstead House Adult Education Centre is a school for pupils aged 16 to 99 in Ipswich.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Belstead House Adult Education Centre in detail
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Ipswich Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sycamore Close (opposite), 240 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 75 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Suffolk (32), as is usual near a town centre.
Sources: NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Keep up with Belstead House Adult Education Centre
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 22
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 22 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 18 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Suffolk is 4 (the median across 365 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Ipswich
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Ipswich
Across Suffolk council
Places available
8,475
Applications
7,204
Got 1st preference
92.7%
Got preferred school
97.7%
All secondary applications across Suffolk council (2026/27), not just this school.
Questions parents ask about Belstead House Adult Education Centre
What is the catchment area for Belstead House Adult Education Centre?
No fixed boundary. When Belstead House Adult Education Centre is oversubscribed, Suffolk allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Belstead House Adult Education Centre?
Apply through Suffolk's coordinated admissions process, naming Belstead House Adult Education Centre on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Belstead House Adult Education Centre?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 22 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 18 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Suffolk is 4 (the median across 365 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Belstead House Adult Education Centre?
Belstead House Adult Education Centre is at Sprites Lane, Belstead, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP8 3NA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)