Northgate High School (previously comprising Northgate Grammar School for Boys and Northgate Grammar School for Girls) is a co-educational secondary school situated in north Ipswich, Suffolk, England. It is a co-educational comprehensive school, for ages 11–16, and 16–18 in the Sixth Form Department. It has approximately 1736 children on roll.
Currently, the Headteacher is Rowena Mackie.
The school makes use of the Council-run Northgate Sports Centre, which has an Olympic standard running track.
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History
It was previously two schools: Northgate Grammar School for Boys and Northgate Grammar School for Girls. Earlier, it was Ipswich Municipal Secondary School.
Language College
Awarded Language College status in 1999, this was the first Language College designated in Suffolk. This development led to outreach work taking place in both the school's main feeder schools and across other schools in the county.
Academic performance
In its most recent Ofsted inspection in November 2019, the school was graded as "Good" overall, with a number of individual outstanding grades. GCSE results are consistently above the national and regional averages, and at A-Level it gets results similar to a grammar school: the fifth best in Suffolk in 2008. In 2013, the school was placed in the top 100 state schools in England.
Notable alumni
Stuart Boardley, footballer
Bailey Clements, footballer
Gemma Correll, cartoonist
David Gauke, former Conservative MP for South West Hertfordshire
Luke Hyam, football manager and former player
Liam Trotter, League One footballer
Richard G. Whitman, academic
Northgate Grammar School
Rear-Adm Paul Bass, Flag Officer Portsmouth and Port Admiral Portsmouth from 1979 to 1981
Very Rev Mark Bonney, Dean of Ely since 2012
Malcolm Brabant, BBC Foreign Correspondent
Helen Boaden, former Director of BBC News
David Brighty, Ambassador to Cuba from 1989 to 1991, Czechia and Slovakia from 1991 to 1994, and to Spain (and Andorra) from 1994 to 1998
Adrian Brown, International orchestra conductor
Bernard Buckham, Daily Mirror journalist, and Editor from 1918 to 1920 of the Sunday Herald
Terry Burrows, author/musician
Brian Cant, long-established former BBC children's television presenter
John Constable, Headteacher since 2010 of Langley Grammar School, Deputy Head from 2003 to 2009 of Wycombe High School and from 1998 to 2003 of Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
James Easter, international speedway team manager from 1984 to 2000 of ENGLAND:Australia:USA
David Edwards, Theatre Directorship
Sir Cyril English, Director-General from 1968 to 1976 of the City and Guilds of London Institute
Dr Edward Glazier, Director from 1967 to 1972 of the Royal Radar Establishment
Prof Malcolm Guthrie, Professor of Bantu Languages from 1951 to 1970 at the University of London