Six students from Suffolk and Essex have been awarded prizes for their essays on learning as part of the Wolsey 550 celebrations in Ipswich.

You can read all about the competition and the winners here: shorturl.at/lnxO7

Ten CCF cadets, and four NCOs from the RAF and Army sections spent last Thursday afternoon honing their marksmanship at RAF Honington.

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The line-up of the 14th annual Festival of Music was unveiled last week at our Spring Concert, with this year’s event including the first ever Blues, Boogie and Swing Special.

Find out more and book tickets here: shorturl.at/lBFM6

Ipswich School Music

The annual CCF dinner was a great opportunity to congratulate those who were awarded prizes and to say farewell to the Year 13s who are leaving us this year. You can read more about the evening and the award winners here: shorturl.at/loKTZ

Like the rest of the town, many Ipswich School staff and pupils will be eagerly watching the game tomorrow. Wishing all the team well for a great result! #GoWell #ITFC Ipswich Town

And here we are once again at the Ipswich School Music spring concert Snape Maltings ; the sixth form prefects are doing sterling work unloading the instruments 👏

It’s Spring Concert day🎉
Rehearsals are well underway - first up is Ipswich Prep School Orchestra.

Two teams from Years 7 & 9 travelled to GoTech to take part in a regional Lego Robotics competition. Team 1 - The Luminaries won the Judges' Rising Stars award and Team 2 - the LEGOphants won the trophy for core values. Well done everyone!

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Cricket season has arrived👏

It was a pleasure to welcome so many families to our Spring Open Morning yesterday.

If you have any questions about applying for a place at Ipswich School, please do not hesitate to get in touch with our admissions team - email [email protected] or call 01473 408300.

Superb achievement. Thank you for your dedication boys - we are very proud!

Congratulations girls! Such a fantastic achievement👏

The sun was shining on the OI v Ipswich School hockey event on Saturday.

It was a great opportunity for OIs to reconnect with friends whilst enjoying a game of hockey.

Today is national primary offer day. Contact us to see the welcoming, nurturing environment at Ipswich Prep where children grow in confidence and develop a love for learning. Email [email protected] or book for our Open Morning: ipswich.school/openevents #primaryoffer

Continuing Ipswich School’s excellent record in the Pro Corda Chamber Music Competition, the U14 Quartet were chosen as winners in their age group in this year’s final event. As winners they will perform in a prestigious concert in London in early May. We are very proud👏

At the top independent school in Suffolk, we inspire our pupils to create their own extraordinary futures. Come and see for yourself at our next Spring Open Morning on Thursday 25 April.

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Good to see BBC repeating this programme, which covers some of @IpswichSchool's history in the time of Henry VIII - see 12' onwards: bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…
Old Ipswichian Club #ThomasWolsey550

📚️Two teams from Ipswich School took part in the eastern counties heat of the National Literacy Trust’s Reading Champions quiz. The rounds included book blurbs, sport, children's laureates, videos and picture dingbats.

👏Well done to both of our teams for competing.

🎼Our Leaver's Recital was a wonderful way to celebrate seven of our Year 13s and their musical journeys from their time at Ipswich School.

👏Well done, and congratulations to Darcey B, Emily H, Elise L, Dorothy L, Bertie M, Logan W and Niamh W on their performances.

Our physics students enjoyed taking part in a series of GCSE and A Level practical workshops. Thanks to Mrs Beaumont for organising twelve practicals from the physics course - students were able to come along and remind themselves of the activities and try the experiments.