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Ipswich School

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 ‘No one coasts here,’ says the headmaster, ‘we are looking to raise expectations for all our pupils and widen their horizons beyond the expected goal of exam success.’ ‘They really do encourage a positive mind set, always looking for improvement rather than simply results.’ The relatively ‘mature’ classrooms and laboratories do give the school a character which pupils respond to, ‘We like the wood and dark corridors, the solidness of it – people have been here before us!’ Indeed, and the atmosphere of learning, ‘something in the water’ as a parent phrased it, is...

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What the school says...

At Ipswich School, we offer our pupils a supportive environment that encourages them to enjoy learning, grow in self-confidence and acquire a wide range of worthwhile interests. We believe that school should be a happy place where pupils receive a broad education that fires their imagination and develops their personality. High academic expectations are complemented by the development of values and skills that give them firm foundations for adult life.
Lodge Day Nursery: 3 months to 4 years
Prep School: 5 to 11 years
Senior School 11 to 18 years
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All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.

What The Good Schools Guide says

Headmaster

Since September 2024, Nick Gregory, previously head of Wycliffe College in Gloucestershire since 2015, and a former Ipswich School pupil. He has previously worked at Barnard Castle, Merchant Taylors’ Northwood, Old Swinford Hospital and Mill Hill, where he was deputy head (pastoral). He has an MEd in educational leadership. He made the switch into teaching – teaching modern foreign languages, principally Spanish – after starting his career in finance with Barclays Bank. He is married to Helen and has three sons aged between 16 and 25.

Entrance

Main entry points to the prep school are reception, year 3 and year 5, although where places are available entry into all year groups accepted. Potential pupils spend a day in school undertaking tasks designed ‘to assess potential’ – literacy, numeracy and non-verbal reasoning included. References from the child’s...

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Special Education Needs

The Learning Support Department offers expert support to pupils throughout the school from Year 7 to 13. There are three members of staff including a Dyslexia Specialist Teacher and a teacher qualified to teach English as an Additional Language. We have experience working with pupils with a broad range of SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) and EAL (English as an Additional Language), as well as those with organisational issues or those who are not performing in line with expectations. Support sessions are scheduled either outside lesson time or on a rota so that the disruption to learning is minimised. We work closely with classroom teachers, parents and, of course, the pupils themselves to ensure that provision is tailored to the individual’s needs, including differentiation in lessons, examination access arrangements and ICT support. Pupils can also drop into the department for help at any time.

Condition Provision for in school
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Might cover/be referred to as;
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Aspergers, Autism, High functioning autism, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), PDA , Social skills, Sensory processing disorder
Y
HI - Hearing Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Hearing Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment
MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Learning needs, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, Sensory processing
OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
Downs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Genetic , OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, Tics, Tourettes
Y
PD - Physical Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
PD - Physical Disability
Y
PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, Global delay, Global developmental delay, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Might cover/be referred to as;
Anxiety , Complex needs, Emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), Mental Health, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Trauma
Y
SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
Might cover/be referred to as;
DLD - Developmental Language Disorder, Selective mutism, SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
Y
SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, Cerebral Palsy (CP)
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Auditory Processing, DCD, Developmental Co-ordination Difficulties (DCD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Handwriting, Other specific learning difficulty, SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
Y
VI - Visual Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Special facilities for Visually Impaired, VI - Visual Impairment

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