Orwell Park School
Orwell Park School is an independent school in Ipswich for boys and girls aged 2 to 14. It has 167 pupils and room for 312.
Nacton, Ipswich, IP10 0ER01473 659225orwellpark.co.ukMr Simon O'Malley headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Suffolk council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 167 | 210 | 237 | 231 | 250 | 246 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 21% | 36% | 18% | 20% | 24% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacton Church of England Primary School | Academy | 510 m | 100 | Good 2019 | 35 | Compare |
| Ipswich High School | Independent | 1.5 miles | 514 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Chelmondiston Church of England Primary School | Academy | 1.7 miles | 117 | Report card 2026 | 84 | Compare |
| Ravenswood Community Primary School | Academy | 2.0 miles | 385 | Not inspected | 23 | Compare |
| New Skill Centre | Independent | 2.2 miles | 70 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Ipswich Academy | Academy | 2.3 miles | 981 | Requires improvement 2024 | 5 | Compare |
| Sir Bobby Robson School | Free school | 2.4 miles | 60 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Bucklesham Primary School | Council | 2.5 miles | 104 | Good 2024 | 20 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Orwell Park School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Orwell Park School yet.
How many pupils does Orwell Park School have?
167 pupils aged 2 to 14 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 312 places, so it is 54% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Nacton, Ipswich, IP10 0ER
- Telephone
- 01473 659225
- Website
- www.orwellpark.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon O'Malley
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-14, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Ward
- Orwell & Villages
- Constituency
- Suffolk Coastal
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1920
- URN
- 124866 · LAESTAB 9356005 · UKPRN 10018208
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.