Ipswich School named sixth in top 10 independent schools in East Anglia according to Parent Power, The Sunday Times Schools Guide 2022
Ipswich School has been named in a prestigious schools guide as one of the best performing schools in East Anglia.
Parent Power, The Sunday Times Schools Guide 2022, listed the highest achieving schools in the region based on their exam results from 2017 to 2019.
The schools were categorised into independent secondary schools, state schools and primary schools, with Ipswich School coming in sixth in the independent group in the region.
The school had an a 76 per cent rate of students gaining A*-B at A-level and 63.2 per cent of GCSE students gained an A* or A (9, 8 or 7). Ipswich School is ranked 152nd best nationally.
Commenting on this recognition, headmaster Nicholas Weaver said: "Our teachers have a genuine passion for their subjects and a steadfast belief in the potential of our pupils. If students enjoy their learning and are encouraged to be intellectually curious then results such as these will naturally follow.
"Our curriculum is deliberately extensive - 27 subjects at A Level for example - such that our students benefit from a breadth of viewpoints and are able to discover their own passions.
"Likewise our co-curriculum is threaded into the school day so that life skills, community service, sport, music and drama all contribute to the development of well-rounded, engaged and considerate young adults.
"Through the whole pandemic, this group of students have worked hard to achieve these results, and I am very proud of the way in which they have dealt with everything that has come their way - online learning, revisions to assessments and changes to what has been expected of them.
"I am also proud of the way in which our teaching staff have delivered an outstanding and comprehensive education through the most testing time, to ensure that our young people are well-prepared for the next stage of their journey.
"We are a very popular choice in East Anglia and whilst our excellent academic results contribute to this, we know that it is our exceptional co-curricular offering and the care we take for all in our community that makes us a destination school."
Coming in first on the list of independent schools was The Perse School in Cambridge, with 94.7 per cent of students gaining A*-B A-levels and 92.6 per cent of GCSE students achieving A* or A (9, 8 or 7).
