Northgate High School

Type Secondary / Community school
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Sidegate Lane West
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP4 3DL
Phone 01473210123
Reference Number 124840

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1709
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.15%
Girls: 50.85%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 18.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 18%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 20.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 123 129 252
8 132 121 253
9 127 124 251
10 131 121 252
11 124 128 252
12 107 138 245
13 96 108 204

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 60.3%
White, Other 9.9%
Mixed, Other 5.1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 3.9%
Indian 3.2%
Unclassified 2.5%
African 1.7%
Asian, Other 1.5%
Pakistani 0.9%
White & Asian 0.8%
White & Black (African) 0.8%
Caribbean 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Chinese 0.1%

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 55.2% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 67.2% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 32.13 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 31.49 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C+ C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 13.7% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 230 8
Third Preference 141 0
From another Local Authority 2 0

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

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Name Distance
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0.34 miles
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0.41 miles
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0.78 miles
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1.17 miles
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1.19 miles
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1.23 miles
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1.32 miles
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1.81 miles
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2.06 miles
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