Claydon High School, Ipswich

In 2026, pupils at Claydon High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.4 in Suffolk and 47 across England.

44% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 40% in Suffolk and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 45.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.18: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 39.1, against 47 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 7.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 179 families put Claydon High School as their first choice and 326 named it as one of their preferences, for 148 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 33 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Claydon High School are Ormiston Endeavour Academy (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.4); Westbourne Academy (2.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 38.2); Northgate High School (3.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.5); and Learning Support, Southern Area Education Office (4 miles).

Claydon High School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Claydon High School is one of 9 schools run by Penrose Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.5 in 2024/25.

76 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Claydon High School (as of April 2026): 93% would recommend the school, 87% say their child is happy there and 56% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (93%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (56%).

Of the 156 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 38% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

4.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (84%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 75 pupils (9.8%) received SEN support and 49 (6.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Entrance2, about 2.8 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is High School (outside), 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Claydon High School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 9 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, drug offences and bicycle theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Suffolk (32).

In 2024/25, Claydon High School issued 218 suspensions, 28.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Claydon High School are Claydon Primary School (0.1 miles) and The Beeches Community Primary School (1.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.