Westbourne Academy, Ipswich

In 2026, pupils at Westbourne Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 38.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.4 in Suffolk and 47 across England.

33% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 40% in Suffolk and 47% in England.

That is down from 39.7 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.38: 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 31.3, against 42.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 129 families put Westbourne Academy as their first choice and 183 named it as one of their preferences, for 173 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Westbourne Academy are Ormiston Endeavour Academy (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.4); Chantry Academy (2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 36.7); Learning Support, Southern Area Education Office (2.1 miles); and Claydon High School (2.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.2).

Westbourne Academy's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

Westbourne Academy is one of 21 schools run by Academy Transformation Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 40 in 2024/25.

108 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Westbourne Academy (as of April 2026): 48% would recommend the school, 59% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (64%); the weakest, that pupils behave well (48%).

Of the 211 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 86% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 39% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

38.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 39.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (46%), Mixed (10%) and other ethnic groups (7%).

The nearest railway station is Entrance, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bramford Lane (outside), 200 metres away.

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

In August 2026, police recorded 191 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Suffolk (32), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Westbourne Academy issued 2663 suspensions, 256.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Westbourne Academy are Whitehouse Community Primary School (under 0.1 miles), St Pancras Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles), The Beeches Community Primary School (0.6 miles) and Springfield Infant School and Nursery (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.