Ipswich School
Ipswich School is a co-ed boarding and day school in Ipswich, Suffolk, educating pupils aged 3 - 18 and founded in 1399. Boarding fees are £17,246 - £17,991 per term. Our advice on this school is independent and free.
- Type
- Co-ed boarding & day
- Boarders from
- 11 - 18
- Ethos
- Christian
- Guardian required
- Yes
About Ipswich
The story, ethos and character of Ipswich.
- Setting
- Town
- Ethos
- Christian
- Head
- Mr Nick Gregory
Ipswich School has existed in some shape or form since at least 1399 and has been in its present location since 1851. 'The Sunday Times Schools Guide' adjudges it to be the top independent school in Suffolk (and in the 'top ten' in the region of East Anglia).
However, most importantly, it offers a great mix of classroom success and co-curricular opportunities. Pupils achieve excellent exam results (and go on to top universities) but also achieve all-round success in Music, Drama, Art and Sport, competing in all four of those areas with the very best children in the whole of the United Kingdom.
In 2025, across 25 A Level subjects, 82%+ of A Level exams were graded A*-B and over one in five exams at A*.
At GCSE, over one in four of our pupils achieved all their GCSE exams at 7 or above (a total of 38 pupils) and two-thirds of all grades were at 7, 8 or 9. Pastorally, we ensure pupils are nurtured to become confident, self-assured and resilient young people.
One of our key aims is to ".. provide an environment where pupils feel safe and brave in all that they do …". We now have three Boarding Houses: Westwood, Anglesea Heights (Girls) and Anglesea Heights (Sixth Form). Westwood (for boys) is a Victorian mansion set in wooded grounds, just a five-minute walk from the main school site.
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Academics at Ipswich
What pupils study at Ipswich — and where it takes them.
relevance, so that pupils will see a reason for studying flexibility within the options offered at GCSE and A Level Some special features of the Ipswich School curriculum include a wide range of languages - French, Spanish, German, Russian, Mandarin and Latin an Activities afternoon from Year 9 onwards the Enrichment Programme in the Sixth Form, providing breadth, variety and additional qualifications an additional programme for the Academically Gifted a focus on triple science at GCSE additional clinics in all subjects that run at breaks and lunchtimes throughout the year providing students with extra opportunities to firm up their understanding A list of our subjects can be found on our website: https://www.
ipswich. school/seniorcurriculum/ English as an additional For pupils joining us whose first is not English, we offer English as an Additional Language (EAL) lessons, both during the week and, for our international boarders, on a Saturday morning.
Programmes offered
Subjects offered
Where our leavers go
University destinations include: Anglia Ruskin Bangor Bath Bath Spa Birmingham Brighton Bristol Brunel London Cambridge Chichester Coventry Durham Edinburgh Essex Exeter Kings Kings Lancaster Leeds Leeds Beckett Leicester Lincoln Liverpool Loughborough Loughborough College Mancester Newcastle Nottingham Nottingham Trent Oxford Oxford Brookes Plymouth Portsmouth Ravensbourne Sheffield Southampton St Andrews Swansea UAL UCL UEA Warwick Wincester York
Figures are indicative — contact us for the latest results.
Boarding at Ipswich
Day-to-day boarding life and pastoral care at Ipswich.
- Boarding houses
- Girls 1, Boys 1, Mixed 1
- Exeat weekends
- No
- Guardian required
- Yes
- Saturday lessons
- No
School has attractive boarding facilities called Westwood, a Victorian mansion set in wooded grounds, just a 5 minute walk from the main school site. This houses our boys in Year 7 - 12. Anglesea Heights Girls' Boarding House is located opposite the main school site.
This houses our girls in Year 7 - 12. Anglesea Heights Sixth Form Boarding House is located opposite the main school site. This houses our boys and girls in Year 13. The majority of our boarding students come from overseas, particularly Europe, Hong Kong and mainland China and we also have a number of UK weekly boarding students.
A genuine home away from home
Ipswich School has attractive boarding facilities called Westwood, a Victorian mansion set in wooded grounds, just a 5 minute walk from the main school site. This houses our boys in Year 7 - 12. Anglesea Heights Girls' Boarding House is located opposite the main school site.
This houses our girls in Year 7 - 12. Anglesea Heights Sixth Form Boarding House is located opposite the main school site. This houses our boys and girls in Year 13. The majority of our boarding students come from overseas, particularly Hong Kong, mainland China and Europe and we also have a number of UK weekly boarding students.
We can arrange trusted UK guardianship for international families.
Ipswich admissions
How children join Ipswich, and how we make it simple.
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Assessment, offer & enrolment
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What you'll typically need
- Recent school reports or transcript
- Passport copy
- English-language evidence (if applicable)
- Completed registration form
- A reference from the current school
Special notes to agents about entry to the school Our boarding community is small, so we typically only have around 40 new boarders each year. We begin assessing applicants one year before they wish to join us e. g. summer 2025 for September 2026 entry, so would encourage early applications.
Application procedure and entrance tests All applicants will sit online tests consisting of a literacy test (30 mins), Maths/Quantitative Reasoning test (40 mins), Non verbal reasoning test (40 mins) and an English Oxford Placement Test (50 minutes) English levels required for entry to the school Applicants' spoken English will be tested at interview.
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Ipswich fees & funding
What Ipswich costs, what's included, and how we help with funding.
What termly boarding fees include
- Tuition
- Boarding accommodation
- All meals
- Pastoral & house care
- Most academic materials
Funding & scholarships
Registration deposits, EAL tuition, uniform and trips are usually charged separately. Many schools offer academic, sport, music and art scholarships plus means-tested bursaries — ask us and we'll send a full, current breakdown for Ipswich.
Fees change year to year and by entry point. As your independent advisors we hold up-to-date figures and can compare Ipswich against similar schools so you know exactly what to budget.
Figures shown are the latest we hold — we'll confirm current fees on enquiry.
Ipswich location & travel
Where Ipswich is, and how to get there.
Travel details Address 25 Henley Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 3SG, England Airport transfer 1 hour taxi or 2 hours coach to London Stansted 2 hour taxi or 3 hours coach to Gatwick or Heathrow Travel time to London by train Less than 1 hour Telephone +44 (0)1473 408300 Website https://www.
ipswich. school/ Most convenient airports Airport Distance (miles) Drive time (minutes) 1. London Stansted 50 65 2. Norwich 50 80 3. London Gatwick 100 120 4. London Heathrow 110 130 Most convenient train stations Station Distance (miles) Drive time (minutes) 1.
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