Ipswich High School

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Ipswich High School is a girls' independent school, located near the town of Ipswich, England. It was founded in 1872 and is one of the schools of the Girls' Day School Trust.

Ipswich High School was opened in the Assembly Rooms in Northgate Street, Ipswich, on 30 April 1878 with 43 pupils. The first Headmistress Miss Sophie Youngman was in-post for 21 years and the school flourished and expanded under her leadership. She was succeeded by Miss Kennett and in 1905 the Council of the Trust purchased a large private house and grounds in Westerfield Road, Ipswich. The move provided a more modern type of classroom, science laboratories and a playing field. The School continued to expand and another house, Woodview House, was purchased in 1913. Owing to the continued expansion of the school and the demands of the modern curriculum, the decision was taken in 1992 to rehouse the school at Woolverstone Hall, a Grade 1 listed building set in 80 acres of parkland on the banks of the River Orwell.

Now located in the village of Woolverstone, 4 miles from Ipswich, Ipswich High School serves a wide area across Suffolk and North Essex.

The school takes girls aged 3 - 18 years, providing both secondary and primary school education, as well as a nursery and sixth form. The school today had around 600 pupils and excellent facilities including a new astroturf and indoor swimming pool, as well as a large theatre and sports hall. There are separate buildings for the Senior Department and Junior Department.