Northgate High School, Ipswich

Northgate High School (previously comprising Northgate Grammar School for Boys and Northgate Grammar School for Girls) is a co-educational secondary school situated in north Ipswich, Suffolk, England. It is a co-educational comprehensive school, for ages 11–16, and 16–18 in the Sixth Form Department. It has approximately 1736 children on roll.[1]

Northgate High School
Address
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Sidegate Lane West

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IP4 3DL

Coordinates52°04′19″N 1°10′51″E / 52.07191°N 1.18075°E / 52.07191; 1.18075
Information
TypeCommunity school
Local authoritySuffolk
Department for Education URN124840 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherR. Mackie
Staff5
GenderCo-educational
Age11 to 18
Number of students1736
Colour(s)   
Websitewww.northgate.suffolk.sch.uk

Currently, the Headteacher is Rowena Mackie.

The school makes use of the Council-run Northgate Sports Centre, which has an Olympic standard running track.[2]

History

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It was previously two schools: Northgate Grammar School for Boys and Northgate Grammar School for Girls. Earlier, it was Ipswich Municipal Secondary School.

Language College

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Awarded Language College status in 1999, this was the first Language College designated in Suffolk. This development led to outreach work taking place in both the school's main feeder schools and across other schools in the county.[3]

Academic performance

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In its most recent Ofsted inspection in November 2019, the school was graded as "Good" overall, with a number of individual outstanding grades.[4] GCSE results are consistently above the national and regional averages, and at A-Level it gets results similar to a grammar school: the fifth best in Suffolk in 2008. In 2013, the school was placed in the top 100 state schools in England.[5]

Notable alumni

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Northgate Grammar School

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Helen Boaden in 2016
 
Brian Cant in 2009

References

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  1. ^ "BBC NEWS | Education | League Tables | Northgate High School". news.bbc.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Ipswich" (PDF). ipswich.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
  3. ^ Ofsted survey inspection programme – modern languages: letter to headteacher 19 May 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2009
  4. ^ http://www.northgate.suffolk.sch.uk/nh/content/download/1899/7568/version/1/file/Ofsted+Report+2012.pdf [dead link]
  5. ^ "The Top 100 Comprehensive Schools at A-level". The Independent. 26 January 2012. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Suffolk View" (PDF). The Suffolk Society. Spring 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
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