St Christopher's Academy
St Christopher's Academy is an academy alternative provision converter in Ipswich for boys and girls aged 7 to 16. It has 0 pupils and room for 20. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2022.
St Christopher's Hall, Renfrew Road, Ipswich, IP4 3HG01473 725115raedwaldtrust.orgMrs Kate Kingsford-Bere headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 12 May 2022 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
This inspection is more than 4 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 0% | – | – | – | – | 36% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | – | 18% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | – | 82% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushmere Hall Primary School | Academy | 180 m | 506 | Good 2024 | 60 | Compare |
| Northgate High School | Council | 690 m | 1,750 | No overall grade 2024 | 75 | Compare |
| Sidegate Primary School | Academy | 980 m | 649 | Good 2022 | 29 | Compare |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich | Church of England | 0.7 miles | 212 | Good 2024 | 89 | Compare |
| St Alban's Catholic High School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 967 | Good 2020 | 50 | Compare |
| Parkside Academy | Academy alternative provision converter | 0.9 miles | 5 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich | Academy | 1.0 miles | 210 | Outstanding 2024 | 96 | Compare |
| Woodbridge Road Academy | Free school | 1.1 miles | 89 | No overall grade 2025 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is St Christopher's Academy a good school?
St Christopher's Academy doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in May 2022.
What is St Christopher's Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Christopher's Academy good at its last full inspection on 12 May 2022. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.
How many pupils does St Christopher's Academy have?
0 pupils aged 7 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 20 places, so it is 0% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- St Christopher's Hall, Renfrew Road, Ipswich, IP4 3HG
- Telephone
- 01473 725115
- Website
- www.raedwaldtrust.org
- HeadTeacher
- Mrs Kate Kingsford-Bere
- Type of school
- Academy alternative provision converter (Academy alternative provision converter, academies)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 7-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Raedwald Trust (7 schools)
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Ward
- Rushmere
- Constituency
- Ipswich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 December 2017 (academy converter)
- URN
- 143490 · LAESTAB 9351110 · UKPRN 10061606
- Formerly
- St Christopher's
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.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- 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.