St Alban's Catholic High School, Ipswich

In 2026, pupils at St Alban's Catholic High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.4 in Suffolk and 47 across England.

38% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 40% in Suffolk and 47% in England.

That is down from 46.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.13: pupils made above 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 35.5, against 48.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 12.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Art and Design.

For September 2026 entry, 142 families put St Alban's Catholic High School as their first choice and 390 named it as one of their preferences, for 164 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 13 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to St Alban's Catholic High School are Copleston High School (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.3); Northgate High School (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 49.5); Learning Support, Southern Area Education Office (1.7 miles); and Kesgrave High School (1.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than St Alban's Catholic High School.

St Alban's Catholic High School is one of 11 schools run by Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

78 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Alban's Catholic High School (as of September 2025): 87% would recommend the school, 91% say their child is happy there and 81% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (92%); the weakest, that they are kept well informed about progress (72%).

Of the 160 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 94% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 16% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 92 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 54% went on to university or other higher education, 7% to apprenticeships and 17% into work. 18% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

40.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (36%), Mixed (18%) and Black (12%).

In 2026, 97 pupils (10%) received SEN support and 29 (3%) 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 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Albans School (outside), 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Alban's Catholic 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 98 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Suffolk (32), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Alban's Catholic High School issued 166 suspensions, 16.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 5 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to St Alban's Catholic High School are St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich (0.7 miles); Rushmere Hall Primary School (0.7 miles); Britannia Primary School and Nursery (0.8 miles); and Sidegate Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.