MixedIndependentBoarding

Royal Hospital School

Ipswich, Suffolk, East of England · IP9 2RX

With sailing on its scholarship list and a phone policy that loosens gradually as pupils move up the school, Royal Hospital School has a distinctive character among East of England independents. This mixed boarding and day school in Ipswich, Suffolk, teaches around 560 pupils aged 11 to 18, including a sizeable sixth form of 225. The Independent Schools Inspectorate rated it excellent for both education and personal development, and found it fully compliant on regulatory matters. It suits families drawn to a broad, all-through independent education with the option of full boarding.

560

Pupils

excellent

ISI

£25,563

Day fees / yr

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Overview & data

Gender: Mixed
Type: independent (fee-paying) school
Age range: 11-18
Pupils: 560
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, East of England
Website: www.royalhospitalschool.org
Telephone: 01473 326200

Entrance & admissions

Entry age: 11

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Headteacher

Acting Headmaster Steve Dixon

Latest results

Attainment 8

50.9

National average 46.9

GCSE grade 5+ (English & Maths)

National average 47%

GCSE grade 9-7

57%

A-level A*-A

46%

A-level A*-B

67%

Teaching & academics

Attainment 8 stands at 50.9, comfortably above the national average of 46.9, and 57% of GCSE grades fall in the 9-7 range. At A-level, 46% of entries reach A*-A and 67% reach A*-B, reflecting solid sixth-form outcomes across a wide subject list spanning sciences, humanities and economics. Pupils can pursue GCSEs, A-levels, BTECs and the EPQ, and over a fifth of the roll receive SEN support, suggesting a school used to working with a range of learning needs.

Sixth form

Sixth-form pupils: 225

Popular A-level subjects

PsychologyPhysicsMathematicsHistoryGeographyEnglish LiteratureEnglish LanguageEconomicsDesign and TechnologyClassical CivilisationChemistryBusiness StudiesBiology

Qualifications offered

GCSEA-levelBTECEPQ

Learning support & SEN

SEN support: 21.28%
EHC plans: 0.37%

Arts & extracurricular

Scholarships

AcademicMusicSportDramaArtSailing

Languages

FrenchSpanishChinese

Popular GCSE subjects

SpanishReligious StudiesPhysicsPhysical EducationMusicMedia StudiesHistoryGeographyFrenchEnglish LiteratureEnglish LanguageDramaDesign and TechnologyComputer ScienceClassical CivilisationChineseChemistryBusiness StudiesBiologyArt and Design

Sport

Main sports

crickethockeynetballrugbysailingbasketballclimbingfootballgolfkickboxinghorse ridingtennis

Beyond the classroom

Sport is genuinely broad here, with sailing sitting alongside cricket, hockey, rugby, netball, golf, climbing, horse riding and kickboxing. Scholarships in music, drama, art and sport, as well as academics and sailing, point to strong co-curricular provision. Languages on offer include French, Spanish and Chinese.

Ethos & heritage

Boarding: Yes

Mobile phone policy

Years 7-9: phones handed in on arrival, collected before going home. Year 10: handed in on arrival, collected at 5pm. Year 11: handed in on arrival, collected at 4.15pm (use permitted from 4.15pm onwards). Year 12: may have phones during the day. Year 13: may have phones at all times. Separate rules for boarders and Sundays.