Primary schools in Ipswich

There are 63 primary schools in Ipswich (Suffolk), teaching 17,246 pupils. Of the 59 with a score, 13 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 28 do worse.

Best in England Secondary schools in Ipswich All schools in Ipswich

Pupils from low-income families22%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools13 of 59scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards4inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)411 requires improvement or inadequate

Full or nearly full16 of 62schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size24.3one-teacher classes, January census

Free breakfast clubs10schools on the government programme

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Primary schools (63)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	St Mary's Catholic Primary School, IpswichAcademy · ages 4-11	210	10%	Outstanding 2024	96	90 to 98
2	Birchwood Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	209	10%	Outstanding 2022	93	84 to 97
3	St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, IpswichChurch of England · ages 4-11	212	1%	Good 2024	89	78 to 95
4	Chelmondiston Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	117	18%	Report card 2026	84	62 to 94
5	Sproughton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	103	10%	Not inspected	84	49 to 96
6	Broke Hall Community Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	591	6%	Good 2023	81	69 to 89
7	Sprites Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11	406	28%	Good 2022	75	57 to 86
8	Holbrook Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	182	10%	Good 2022	74	50 to 88
9	Bildeston Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	117	23%	Good 2022	74	38 to 92
10	Copdock Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 5-11	83	6%	Outstanding 2023	73	40 to 90
11	Cliff Lane Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	446	19%	Good 2024	72	54 to 84
12	Halifax Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	409	25%	Not inspected	70	49 to 85
13	The Oaks Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	449	33%	Not inspected	66	44 to 82
14	Heath Primary School, KesgraveCouncil · ages 3-11	523	10%	Good 2023	63	46 to 77
15	Handford Hall Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	360	31%	Good 2023	62	39 to 80
16	Britannia Primary School and NurseryAcademy · ages 4-11	637	13%	Good 2023	62	44 to 76
17	Rushmere Hall Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	506	13%	Good 2024	60	43 to 75
18	St Helen's Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	439	30%	Good 2023	60	40 to 77
19	Henley Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	89	7%	No overall grade 2024	60	28 to 84
20	Otley Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	51	18%	No overall grade 2025	53	24 to 79
21	St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, IpswichChurch of England · ages 4-11	413	21%	Good 2024	51	31 to 70
22	St Pancras Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 5-11	153	20%	Good 2023	48	25 to 71
23	Gorseland Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	461	11%	Report card 2025	47	30 to 65
24	Somersham Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	72	11%	Good 2020	46	17 to 78
25	Claydon Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	509	17%	Good 2022	46	28 to 64
26	Cedarwood Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 5-11	399	9%	Good 2023	41	24 to 61
27	Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-11	273	12%	Good 2020	40	20 to 65
28	Hintlesham and Chattisham Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 5-11	67	9%	Good 2023	39	16 to 70
29	Elmsett Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	41	27%	No overall grade 2024	39	13 to 76
30	Witnesham Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	90	10%	Good 2022	39	14 to 73
31	Gusford Community Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	518	33%	No overall grade 2024	37	22 to 54
32	Nacton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	100	10%	Good 2019	35	12 to 71
33	Dale Hall Community Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 5-11	412	7%	Good 2019	33	16 to 57
34	Sidegate Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	649	17%	Good 2022	29	18 to 44
35	Whitehouse Community Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	551	34%	Not inspected	27	16 to 43
36	Ravenswood Community Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	385	31%	Not inspected	23	10 to 50
37	Springfield Infant School and NurseryAcademy · ages 3-7	287	25%	Report card 2026	22	10 to 45
38	Castle Hill Junior SchoolAcademy · ages 7-11	288	35%	Good 2024	20	12 to 34
39	Tattingstone Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	30	23%	Not inspected	20	5 to 65
40	Springfield Junior SchoolAcademy · ages 7-11	354	31%	No overall grade 2025	20	12 to 33
41	Bucklesham Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	104	6%	Good 2024	20	6 to 51
42	Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	400	46%	No overall grade 2025	18	10 to 32
43	St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, IpswichAcademy · ages 4-11	407	33%	Good 2023	18	10 to 32
44	Stutton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	76	20%	No overall grade 2025	18	5 to 52
45	The Beeches Community Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11	393	44%	Good 2023	16	8 to 28
46	Bramford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	236	19%	Good 2023	16	7 to 32
47	Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 5-11	40	15%	Good 2024	15	6 to 38
48	Morland Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	358	36%	Good 2022	14	8 to 26
49	Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	361	51%	Good 2022	12	6 to 23
50	Shotley Community Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	81	31%	Good 2023	12	5 to 26
51	Kersey Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	40	25%	Good 2024	11	4 to 28
52	Rose Hill PrimaryAcademy · ages 4-11	259	30%	No overall grade 2025	11	6 to 20
53	St Mary's Church of England Primary School, HadleighAcademy · ages 3-11	122	24%	Good 2020	10	4 to 24
54	Bosmere Community Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	246	24%	Good 2020	10	5 to 21
55	Hillside Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	402	47%	Report card 2026	10	6 to 17
56	Clifford Community Primary School & NurseryCouncil · ages 3-11	404	19%	No overall grade 2024	5	3 to 9
57	Ranelagh Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	281	34%	Good 2022	5	2 to 9
58	Whatfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 5-11	44	30%	Good 2023	5	2 to 12
59	The Willows Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	259	61%	Requires improvement 2024	1	1 to 2
	Castle Hill Infant SchoolAcademy · ages 3-7	251	22%	Not inspected	–
	Creeting St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 5-11	89	8%	Good 2022	–
	Learning Support, Southern Area Education OfficeMiscellaneous · ages 5-16	–	–	Not inspected	–
	St Mark's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 5-11	202	17%	Good 2023	–

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About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.