Ipswich High School (Suffolk)
| Motto | Live for today, learn for tomorrow. |
|---|---|
| Established | 1878 |
| Type | Independent day school |
| Headmistress | Oona Carlin |
| Founder | Sophie Youngman |
| Location |
Woolverstone Ipswich Suffolk IP9 1AZ England 52°00′11″N 1°11′43″E / 52.00292°N 1.19532°ECoordinates: 52°00′11″N 1°11′43″E / 52.00292°N 1.19532°E |
| Local authority | Suffolk |
| DfE URN | 124888 |
| Gender | Girls (to be co-educational from September 2018) |
| Ages | 3–18 |
| Colours | Cherry red and dark grey |
| Website | www |
Ipswich High School (formerly Ipswich High School For Girls) is an independent school located since 1992 at the former campus of Woolverstone Hall School, Woolverstone, near Ipswich, England. In 2017, ownership passed from the Girls' Day School Trust to Ipswich Education Ltd, led by London & Oxford Group, a facilitator of Chinese investment. The school immediately announced major changes, including the introduction of co-education in 2018.
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.
Following further growth, 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).
As of 2017[update] the school serves 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 girls can take the traditional A Levels in subjects such as Latin, History and Mathematics. As of 2015[update] there were some 630 pupils, which had fallen to 500 in 2017. There is no boarding, and day attendance fees range from £2,852 to £4,658 per term. The contraction in enrolments reflected increasing fees, country-wide economic decline and keen local competition, which was forcing some other prestigious schools out of business.
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