Ipswich School expands to meet record pupil numbers

Ian Galbraith, former Headmaster, returned to Ipswich School on Friday (11 November) to open the new Geography classrooms named in his honour in an important expansion for the East Anglian top ten independent school.

The Galbraith Rooms were officially opened by Mr Galbraith, who was Headmaster from 1993 to 2010. The rooms provide new classrooms for the Geography Department, as well as two dedicated PE classrooms for Sixth Form students, and new office space for the expanded Sports Department.

Headmaster Nicholas Weaver said: “Ipswich School’s popularity with East Anglian families continues to grow and I’m delighted that we have been able to expand to meet the demand for places. The new block provides much more space for pupils and teachers and it’s wonderful that Mr Galbraith was able to come back to see how Ipswich School continues to go from strength to strength.”

He added: “Ipswich School’s scale enables us to offer an expansive curriculum with masses of subject choice, alongside an outstanding co-curriculum. We know that this breadth of offering develops our pupils’ love of learning and allows them to flourish well beyond their academic studies.”

Ipswich School was recently awarded second place in the national Independent Schools of the Year Awards 2022 for best co-educational school and is ranked 6th best academic independent school in East Anglia (Sunday Times Parent Power).

The classrooms are light and airy rooms, constructed by refurbishing an area adjacent to the school’s Sports Hall, which was not being used. The rooms previously used by Geography are now used by English and Maths to enable more space for these core subjects too.

In addition to this, the Prep School and Lodge Day Nursery have expanded onto the Anglesea Heights site which the school owns on Ivry Street to cope with extra demand for places for children in the nursery and pre-school.