Copleston High School
Academy converter secondary school in Ipswich (Suffolk).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Visitors often comment that Copleston is a very special place. Our wonderful community of students and staff are at the heart of this. There is no typical Copleston student. We have our own aspirations and follow our own paths, but we all work to embrace the Copleston values of being respectful, resilient, compassionate, aspirational and resourceful.
We dream big dreams and we aim high, both academically and in our passions and pursuits, but we also celebrate the smaller personal achievements and acts of kindness that help us find our place in the world. It is my pleasure as the Principal of Copleston High School to welcome you to our website. I hope that you find all the information you are looking for.
We are a dynamic and successful 11-18 school serving the Ipswich community. We have students of all abilities and from a wide variety of backgrounds, all of whom contribute to the richness and diversity of our school population.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
15 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basketball
- Book Club
- Climbing
- Cooking
- Dance
- Debating
- Drama
- Football
- Netball
- Rugby
- Textiles
- Growth Mindset
- Retrieval Practice
- Times Tables Rock Stars
- Trauma Informed Schools
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 136827
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Constituency
- Ipswich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (8 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Robert Sherington | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Haifa Irshad | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Steve Lloyd | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Meral Bence | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Amanda Sandilands | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Heather Bush | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mr Khawar Asif | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mr Andrew Green | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2019 |
| Mr Joe Bowen Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Sarah Anderson Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2018 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record