Northgate High School, Ipswich

History

Language College

Academic performance

Notable alumni

• Stuart Boardley, footballer
• David Gauke, Conservative MP since 2005 for South West Hertfordshire
• Luke Hyam, League One footballer
• Liam Trotter, League One footballer

  Northgate Grammar School

• Graham Addicott, TV Producer-Director, IRN Foreign Correspondent, ITV Presenter/Reporter and founder of First Freedom Productions
• Rear-Adm Paul Bass CB, Flag Officer Portsmouth and Port Admiral Portsmouth from 1979-1981
• Michael Blackburn, Chief Executive from 1993-98 of the Halifax Building Society, Chief Executive from 1987–93 of the Leeds Permanent Building Society, and President from 1998-99 of the Chartered Institute of Bankers
• Very Rev Mark Bonney, Dean of Ely since 2012
• Malcolm Brabant, BBC Foreign Correspondent
• Helen Boaden, former Director of BBC News
• David Brighty CMG CVO, Ambassador to Cuba from 1989–91, Czech and Slovak Republic from 1991-94, and to Spain from 1994-98
• Adrian Brown, International orchestra conductor
• Bernard Buckham, Daily Mirror journalist, and Editor from 1918-20 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 2003-09 of Wycombe High School and from 1998-2003 of Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
• James Easter, international speedway team manager from 1984-2000 of ENGLAND:Australia:USA
• David Edwards, Theatre Directorship
• Sir Cyril English, Director-General from 1968–76 of the City and Guilds of London Institute
• Dr Edward Glazier CB, Director from 1967-72 of the Royal Radar Establishment
• Prof Malcolm Guthrie, Professor of Bantu Languages from 1951–70 at the University of London
• Garry Hart, Baron Hart of Chilton, Chancellor from 2008-14 of the University of Greenwich
• Birkin Haward, architect
• Sir Edmund Hirst CBE, Forbes Professor from 1947–68 of Organic Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh, President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh from 1959–64 and President from 1956-8 of the Royal Society of Chemistry; he was the first person to synthesise Vitamin C in 1933.
• Stuart Jarrold, Anglia TV Correspondent
• Nik Kershaw, singer and songwriter
• Jane Lapotaire, actress
• Prof Alan Little, Professor of Social Administration from 1978-86 at Goldsmiths' College
• Geoffrey Lucas, General Secretary from 2000-11 of The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, Director of the PGCE course from 1980-89 at Trinity and All Souls College, Leeds
• Vice Adm Alan Massey CBE, Chief Executive from 2010-18 of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Second Sea Lord from 2008-10, and Commander from 2001-02 of HMS Illustrious, and from 2002-03 of HMS Ark Royal
• Peter Mornard, Wimbledon referee
• Sir Trevor Nunn CBE, legendary film and theatre director and married to the actress Imogen Stubbs
• Dame Winifred Prentice, President from 1972-76 of the Royal College of Nursing
• Nigel Roome, Professor from 1993-96 at the Schulich School of Business, from 1996-99 at University of Tilburg, from 1999-2006 at Erasmus University Rotterdam, from 2006-11 at Free University Brussels and from 2010 at the Vlerick Business School and Chair since 2006 of the European Academy of Business and Society
• Frank Salmon, architectural historian
• Peter Sharman CBE, Chief General Manager from 1975-84 for the Norwich Union Insurance Group
• Cecil Studd, England international hockey player
• Sir Frank Willis CBE, General Secretary from 1939-55 of the National Council of YMCAs, who married the daughter of the biochemist Sir Frederick Walker Mott FRS
• Donald Woods FRS, Iveagh Professor of Chemical Microbiology from 1955–64 at the University of Oxford, won the 1953 Marjory Stephenson Prize

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