AcademySecondary

St Alban's Catholic High School

Digby Road, Ipswich IP4 3NJ

5Schola Grade
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
967
On roll
Ages
11–18
Capacity 1,020
Local authority
Suffolk
Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Multi Academy Trust

Schola Grade 5

GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
GCSE resultsAttainment 8 score 46.9, an average GCSE grade of about 4.7
57thpercentile
Disadvantaged pupilsDisadvantaged pupils' Attainment 8 score 36.0
50thpercentile
Attendance23% of pupils persistently absent
55thpercentile

Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).

About St Alban's Catholic High School

St Alban's Catholic High School is a secondary academy in Ipswich, Suffolk, for pupils aged 11–18 (Year 7–Year 13). It is part of Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Multi Academy Trust.

It has 967 pupils on roll and room for 1,020. It has a sixth form. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Its Schola Grade is 5 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.

Location & nearby schools

Digby Road
Ipswich IP4 3NJ
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School details

Type
Academy · What this means
Level
Secondary
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Ages
11–18
Official type
Academy converter
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Sixth form
Yes
Pupils on roll
967
Capacity
1,020 pupils
Free school meals
20.60% of pupils eligible
Academy trust
Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Local authority
Suffolk
Nation
England
URN
137849

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