Ipswich High School (Suffolk)

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Ipswich High School
Location
Woolverstone

Ipswich
,
Suffolk
,
IP9 1AZ

England
Coordinates 52°00′11″N1°11′43″E / 52.00292°N 1.19532°E / 52.00292; 1.19532 Coordinates: 52°00′11″N1°11′43″E / 52.00292°N 1.19532°E / 52.00292; 1.19532
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Type Independent day school
MottoLive for today, learn for tomorrow.
Established1878
FounderSophie Youngman
Local authoritySuffolk
Department for Education URN 124888 Tables
HeadmistressOona Carlin
GenderMixed [1]
Age3to 18
Colour(s)Cherry red and dark grey
Website https://www.ihseducation.co.uk//

Ipswich High School is an independent school near Ipswich, England.

Independent school (United Kingdom) Fee-paying school in the United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom, independent schools are fee-levying private schools, governed by an elected board of governors and independent of many of the regulations and conditions that apply to state-funded schools. For example, pupils do not have to follow the National Curriculum. Many of the older, expensive and more exclusive schools catering for the 13–18 age-range in England and Wales are known as public schools as defined by the Public Schools Act 1868, the term "public" being derived from the fact that they were then open to pupils regardless of where they lived or their religion. Prep (preparatory) schools educate younger children up to the age of 13 to "prepare" them for entry to the public schools and other independent schools. Some former grammar schools converted to an independent fee-paying model following the 1965 Circular 10/65 which marked the end of their state funding; others converted into comprehensive schools.

Ipswich Town and Borough in England

Ipswich is a historic county town in Suffolk, England, located in East Anglia about 66 miles (106 km) north-east of London. The town has been continuously occupied since the Saxon period, and its port has been one of England's most important for the whole of its history. The modern name is derived from the medieval name Gippeswic, likely taken either from an Old Saxon personal name or from an earlier name of the Orwell estuary. It has also been known as Gyppewicus and Yppswyche.

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History

Ipswich High School was opened in the Assembly Rooms in Northgate Street, Ipswich, on 30 April 1878 with 43 pupils. The first headmistress, Miss Sophie Youngman, held the position for 21 years and the school flourished and expanded under her leadership. She was succeeded by Miss Kennett and, in 1905, the Council of the Trust purchased a large private house and grounds in Westerfield Road, Ipswich. The move provided a more modern classroom standard, science laboratories and a playing field.

Another house, Woodview House, was purchased in 1913. Owing to the continued expansion of the school and the demands of the modern curriculum, the decision was taken in 1992 to rehouse the school at Woolverstone Hall, a Grade 1 listed building set in 80 acres (320,000 m2) of parkland on the banks of the River Orwell, the former premises of Woolverstone Hall School for boys (1951 to 1990).

Woolverstone Hall Grade I listed building in Woolverstone, United Kingdom

Woolverstone Hall is a large country house, now in use as a school, located 5 miles (8.0 km) south of the centre of Ipswich, Suffolk, England. It is set in 80 acres (320,000 m2) on the banks of the River Orwell. Built in 1776 for William Berners by the architect John Johnson of Leicestershire, it is one of the finest examples of Palladian architecture in England and is a Grade I listed building while associated buildings are Grade II. In the 1950s, it housed Woolverstone Hall School, a boarding school operated by London County Council (LCC).

Listed building Protected historic structure in the United Kingdom

A listed building, or listed structure, is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, Cadw in Wales, and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency in Northern Ireland.

River Orwell river in Suffolk, England

The River Orwell flows through the county of Suffolk in England. Its source river, above the tidal limit at Stoke Bridge, is known as the River Gipping. It broadens into an estuary at Ipswich, where the Ipswich dock has operated since the 7th century, and then flows into the North Sea at Felixstowe, the UK's largest container port, after joining the River Stour at Shotley forming Harwich harbour.

As of 2017 the school served a wide area of Suffolk and north Essex, taking girls aged 3–18 years and providing both primary and secondary school education, including a nursery and sixth form, where pupils took traditional A Levels in subjects such as Latin, History and Mathematics. [2] As of 2015 there were some 630 pupils, which fell to 450 in 2017. Day attendance fees ranged from £2,852 to £4,658 per term. [3]

Suffolk County of England

Suffolk is an East Anglian county of historic origin in England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowestoft, Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket, and Felixstowe, one of the largest container ports in Europe.

Essex County of England

Essex is a county in the south-east of England, north-east of London. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and London to the south-west. The county town is Chelmsford, the only city in the county. For government statistical purposes Essex is placed in the East of England region.

Governance

Following acquisition of the school by London and Oxford Group (LOG), the principal and the chair of governors remained in their positions, [1] reporting to the ownership subsidiary Ipswich Education Limited (IEL), whose directors are LOG chairman Paul Newton, CEO Ms Sijia Wang and Mr Jie Yin. [4] Transition to the co-educational Diamond School model was commenced in 2018, with induction of the first boys scheduled for the new school year beginning in September.

Diamond School United States historic place

The Diamond School near Christiansted, Virgin Islands was built in approximately 1840 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

Facilities

Facilities include an AstroTurf playing field, indoor swimming pool, large theatre and sports hall. Extensive formal gardens remain from the historic estate. The grounds extend to the River Orwell, which is viewable from classrooms. In addition to the heritage Hall, there are buildings for the Senior Department and Junior Department. Students dine in the Orangery, situated in the main building, which also houses two libraries and the Sixth Form Centre. The Art Department is located adjacent to the stables and Junior School.

AstroTurf is an American subsidiary that produces artificial turf for playing surfaces in sports. The original AstroTurf product was a short-pile synthetic turf. Since the early 2000s, AstroTurf has marketed taller pile systems that use infill materials to better replicate natural turf. The prime reason to incorporate AstroTurf on game fields is to avoid the cost of laying and maintaining natural turf and to maximize hours of usage. In 2016, AstroTurf became a subsidiary of German-based SportGroup, a family of sports surfacing companies, which itself is owned by the investment firm Equistone Partners Europe.

Curricula

The school offers numerous subjects before GCSE, which include five different languages; along with ICT, the humanities, the arts, and the sciences. English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics (as Combined Science) must be taken at GCSE. At GCSE, pupils can study three optional subjects (excluding English Literature, English Language, Maths and Combined Science). At A Level, pupils can study three or four subjects with an 'enrichment course' (Astronomy, Cooking, Sports Leaders or Critical Thinking), with the option of taking an EPQ at A2. Pupils can study English Literature, Maths, Further Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology, Physical Education, Three-Dimensional Design, Fine Art, Economics, Music, Philosophy, Geography, Dance, Drama & Theatre Studies, Religion, Philosophy & Ethics, History, Latin, French, German, Spanish, Computer Science, Classical Civilization, Economics and Business Studies at A Level.

An Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) is a qualification taken by some students in England and Wales, where it is equivalent to an AS level. They are part of level three of the National Qualifications Framework. It is currently graded A*-E.

Academically, the school has featured in the top 100 Independent Schools list for many years. The school achieved the top GCSE results in Suffolk for 2017 [5] and 57% of Sixth Form students accepted places to attend Russel Group Universities in 2017.[ citation needed ]

In 2017 70.4% of all GCSE grades were A* - A (2017) [5] and 38.5% of all A Level grades were graded A* - A (2017). [5] To receive entry into the Senior School, the pupils must take three exams similar to the 11+ and then must maintain their academic expectations throughout the school, especially at GCSE level. Sixth Form students are admitted on the basis of their GCSE results. Academic support is available for pupils and tutors work closely to monitor their achievements.

Notable former pupils

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  2. ↑ "Home - IHS Education". www.ihseducation.co.uk. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Ipswich High School for Girls, profile at Girls' Day School Trust (GDST), 2015
  4. ↑ "Ipswich Education Limited". Companies House. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
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