- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
Results well above the Ipswich average, low absence.
39 first choices, 29 offers made
Met the standard at 1175%
Ipswich 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 210
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.4
Primary schools in Ipswich
All 44 primary schools in Ipswich. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Ipswich average, low absence.
88 first choices, 58 offers made
Met the standard at 1167%
Ipswich 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 449
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich
Ipswich, IP4 4LE · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well above the Ipswich average, low absence.
29 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1187%
Ipswich 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 212
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.0
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results well above the Ipswich average, low absence.
19 first choices, 19 offers made
Met the standard at 1177%
Ipswich 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 202
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Ipswich average, low absence.
69 first choices, 69 offers made
Met the standard at 1174%
Ipswich 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 591
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Ipswich average, low absence.
58 first choices, 58 offers made
Met the standard at 1159%
Ipswich 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 506
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.3
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Ipswich average, low absence.
47 first choices, 51 offers made
Met the standard at 1172%
Ipswich 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 409
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Ipswich average, low absence.
71 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1167%
Ipswich 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 412
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.5
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results above the Ipswich average, low absence.
74 first choices, 76 offers made
Met the standard at 1163%
Ipswich 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 637
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.3
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results below the Ipswich average.
38 first choices, 39 offers made
Met the standard at 1153%
Ipswich 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.7%Ipswich 5.9%
- Pupils
- 439
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results above the Ipswich average.
32 first choices, 34 offers made
Met the standard at 1163%
Ipswich 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.1%Ipswich 5.9%
- Pupils
- 413
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Ipswich average.
52 first choices, 54 offers made
Met the standard at 1174%
Ipswich 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.3%Ipswich 5.9%
- Pupils
- 446
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
- Ofsted:Good
Results above the Ipswich average.
29 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1162%
Ipswich 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.4%Ipswich 5.9%
- Pupils
- 360
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Ipswich average, low absence.
42 first choices, 50 offers made
Met the standard at 1171%
Ipswich 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 406
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.7
- Ofsted:Good
Results below the Ipswich average, low absence.
52 first choices, 57 offers made
Met the standard at 1151%
Ipswich 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 649
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.9
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Ipswich average.
58 first choices, 64 offers made
Met the standard at 1155%
Ipswich 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.1%Ipswich 5.9%
- Pupils
- 518
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.1
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Has a nursery
Results above the Ipswich average, high absence.
42 first choices, 42 offers made
Met the standard at 1160%
Ipswich 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 400
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results well above the Ipswich average.
30 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1172%
Ipswich 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.4%Ipswich 5.9%
- Pupils
- 153
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
- Ofsted:Good in every area
Results below the Ipswich average.
Met the standard at 1149%
Ipswich 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.7%Ipswich 5.9%
- Pupils
- 354
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Ipswich average.
37 first choices, 38 offers made
Met the standard at 1146%
Ipswich 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.5%Ipswich 5.9%
- Pupils
- 551
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results below the Ipswich average, high absence.
38 first choices, 40 offers made
Met the standard at 1150%
Ipswich 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 393
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
- Ofsted:Good
Results close to the Ipswich average.
Met the standard at 1157%
Ipswich 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.8%Ipswich 5.9%
- Pupils
- 288
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich
Ipswich, IP1 2AX · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well below the Ipswich average, high absence.
48 first choices, 51 offers made
Met the standard at 1147%
Ipswich 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 407
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Ipswich average, low absence.
34 first choices, 34 offers made
Met the standard at 1136%
Ipswich 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 358
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
- Primary schools44including 6 special
- Met the standard at 1156.8%
- Good or Outstanding96%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools9 of 443 Catholic, 5 Church of England
- With a nursery class23take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals27.0%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Ipswich's primary schools spread out
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Met the expected standard at 11
Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Ipswich
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 18 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 2 of 26
- Good: 23 of 26
- Requires improvement: 1 of 26
- Inadequate: 0 of 26
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Ipswich
Some are faith schools.
9 of the 44 primary schools in Ipswich have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterA nursery place isn't a Reception place.
23 schools take children from age 2 or 3. You still need to apply for Reception, even if your child is already in the school's nursery.
Show schools with a nurseryApply by 15 January.
Apply to your council for a Reception place starting in September. Offers come out on 16 April.
Check how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
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About these schools
Primary schools in Ipswich, explained
There are 44 primary schools in Ipswich, teaching 14,868 children. 4 are run by the council and 37 are academies or free schools. Among them are 6 special and 3 independent schools.
96% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 2 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
56.8% of pupils in Ipswich met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 0% to 87%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
27.0% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,288 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 15.5% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many primary schools are in Ipswich?
There are 44 primary schools in Ipswich, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best primary schools in Ipswich?
The highest-ranked primary schools in Ipswich on Eduscope are St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich, The Oaks Primary School and St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding primary schools are in Ipswich?
Ipswich has 2 primary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 23 are rated Good, meaning 96% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are primary schools in Ipswich ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
How do primary schools in Ipswich perform at Key Stage 2?
Across primary schools in Ipswich, 57% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at Key Stage 2. This figure is based on the latest published results from the Department for Education.
What is the average class size in Ipswich primary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across primary schools in Ipswich is 20:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a primary school in Ipswich?
When choosing a primary school in Ipswich, consider Ofsted ratings, Key Stage 2 results, distance from home, school size, and whether the school offers wrap-around care. You can compare all 44 primary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, religious character, and more.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.