New Skill Centre
Other independent special school in Ipswich (Suffolk).
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Nearby schools
nearest first19 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Sir Bobby Robson School, 0.3 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Bobby Robson SchoolFree schools special | 0.3 mi | Special | 60 | Good, 2023 |
| Ravenswood Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Primary | 385 | Good, 2013Last graded inspection in our data (previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Ipswich AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.5 mi | Secondary | 981 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.8 mi | Primary | 400 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Alderwood AcademyAcademy alternative provision converter | 0.9 mi | Alternative provision | - | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| First Base Ipswich AcademyAcademy alternative provision converter | 0.9 mi | Alternative provision | - | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.9 mi | Primary | 361 | Good, 2022 |
| Morland Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.9 mi | Primary | 358 | Good, 2022 |
| Rose Hill PrimaryAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 259 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Broke Hall Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 591 | Good, 2023 |
| Copleston High SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Secondary | 1,930 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2023Last graded Good (Apr 2013) |
| Cliff Lane Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 446 | Good, 2024 |
| Britannia Primary School and NurseryAcademy sponsor led | 1.4 mi | Primary | 637 | Good, 2023 |
| Clifford Community Primary School & NurseryCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 404 | No overall grade, 2024Requires improvement in all four key judgements; early years provision Requires improvement |
| Parkside AcademyAcademy alternative provision converter | 1.8 mi | Alternative provision | 5 | Good, 2024 |
| University of SuffolkHigher education institutions | 1.9 mi | Higher education institutions | - | - |
| St Alban's Catholic High SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Secondary | 967 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Apr 2025, no grade given |
| Suffolk New CollegeFurther education | 1.9 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Nacton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 100 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Mar 2025, no grade given |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 20% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 2 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 295
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